RJR Urges Florida Supreme Court To Reconsider Engle’s Res Judicata Effect

Mealey's (December 3, 2020, 1:36 PM EST) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (RJR) in a Nov. 30 merits brief urges the Florida Supreme Court to affirm an appellate panel’s reversal of a verdict finding it liable for fraud despite the lack of evidence that a smoker directly relied on fraudulent statements made by RJR and tells the court that the preclusive effect of Engle on fraud claims is unconstitutional (Linda Prentice v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, No. SC20-291, Fla. Sup.)....