Florida Supreme Court Hears Parties Debate Validity Of Engle’s Res Judicata Effect

Mealey's (June 2, 2021, 1:47 PM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court during oral argument on June 2 questioned attorneys representing the estate of a deceased smoker whose $6.4 million compensatory damages award was reversed on appeal and a tobacco company about whether the trial court’s jury instructions regarding standards for detrimental reliance on tobacco company statements on Engle fraud claims were proper or if the court should reconsider Engle....