Florida Appellate Panel Affirms New Trial Order In Tobacco Suit

(January 11, 2018, 1:31 PM EST) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A majority of an appellate panel in Florida on Jan. 10 affirmed a trial court’s decision to grant a tobacco company’s motion for a new trial in an Engle progeny suit because the court cured its own error of dismissing 31 potential jurors without giving the defense the opportunity to question them (Heather Irimi v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al., No. 4D15-759, Fla. App., 4th Dist., 2018 Fla. App. LEXIS 322)....

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