Petitioner Opposes Motion For Consolidation Of R.J. Reynolds Engle Cases In Florida

Mealey's (June 17, 2019, 11:52 AM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — R.J. Reynolds’ motion seeking to consolidate a petition to the Florida Supreme Court in an Engle wrongful death action with the petition in another Engle case appears to be premature since a decision to review each matter is pending and “[t]he existence of jurisdiction in each case necessarily rises and falls on its own merits,” the widow of a smoker says in her June 12 brief arguing for denial of the motion (Mary E. Sheffield v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. SC19-601, Fla. Sup.)....