R.J. Reynolds Opposes Review Of Engle Holding That Barred Surgeon General Reports

Mealey's (July 11, 2019, 3:45 PM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. contends in a June 4 answer brief on jurisdiction that an appellate court’s ruling does not conflict with decisions by the Florida Supreme Court and that the high court should not review the intermediate appellate court’s finding that U.S. surgeon general reports on smoking were inadmissible as hearsay in reversing a $46.5 million award against the company in an Engle progeny case (Bettye Ryan, etc. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. SC18-37, Fla. Sup.)....