Florida Appeals Court Affirms: New Trial Needed In Engle Progeny Case

Mealey's (July 24, 2018, 12:33 PM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Broward County judge’s decision to order a new trial on claims of fraud and conspiracy levied against the tobacco industry was upheld July 19 by Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal, in a dispute over statements made by plaintiff’s counsel that were later deemed prejudicial (Marilyn Oshinsky-Blacker v. Philip Morris USA Inc., et al., No. 4D17-915, Fla. App. 4th Dist., 2018 Fla. App. LEXIS 10150)....