Florida High Court Asked To Review Engle Holding That Barred Surgeon General Reports

Mealey's (May 9, 2019, 1:45 PM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A smoker’s widow in an amended brief on jurisdiction filed May 6 asked the Florida Supreme Court to review an appellate court finding that U.S. surgeon general reports on smoking are inadmissible as hearsay in reversing a $46.5 million award she had received in an Engle progeny suit and ordering a new trial (Bettye Ryan, et al. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. SC18-37, Fla. Sup.)....