Citing Prejudice, Florida Judge Overseeing Tobacco Case Declares Mistrial

Mealey's (July 16, 2018, 1:54 PM EDT) -- ORLANDO, Fla. — Counsel for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. on June 22 successfully lobbied a Florida judge for a mistrial after learning that an expert witness for a wrongful death plaintiff received the deposition of a decedent’s ex-husband after the expert witness was deposed by counsel for the tobacco company (Brinda Coates, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Lois Stucky, v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al., No. 1997-CA-004541-O, Fla. 9th Jud. Cir., Orange Co.)....

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