R.J. Reynolds Rehearing Request Rejected In Appeal Of $7.5 Million Verdict

Mealey's (May 4, 2018, 11:41 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — In a May 3 order, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied a motion for panel rehearing or rehearing en banc by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Philip Morris USA Inc. of a recent affirmance by the court of a $7.5 million verdict in an Engle progeny suit (Pauline Burkhart v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al., No. 14-14708, 11th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 11579)....

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