Old Case Doesn’t Conflict With Engle Punitives Ruling, Florida Supreme Court Told

Mealey's (January 10, 2022, 11:08 AM EST) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two parties in Engle cases tell the Florida Supreme Court in briefs filed Dec. 28 and Dec. 30 that it cannot quash the affirmances of punitive damages they were awarded under the state’s pre-1999 punitive damages statute for smokers’ deaths that occurred after 1999 because both invoked conflict based on an appellate ruling that preceded the case in which conflict was created....