Mealey's (June 6, 2017, 12:02 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Saying the petition is premature, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. on May 23 filed a brief in opposition to a petition for certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a split en banc 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that a job applicant who claims that he was unsuccessful in attaining employment due to the employer’s refusal to hire individuals based on age may sue for disparate treatment but not disparate impact (Richard M. Villarreal, et al. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al., No. 16-971, U.S. Sup., 2017 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1852)....