Florida Supreme Court To Hear Arguments Over Engle’s Res Judicata Effect In June

Mealey's (April 12, 2021, 8:48 AM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court on March 30 scheduled oral arguments for June in an Engle appeal in which tobacco companies argue that the court must reconsider the preclusive effect of findings from the original Engle trial, while an estate representative whose $6.4 million compensatory damages award was reversed on appeal said in a March 19 reply brief that the companies are improperly attempting to relitigate Engle....