Florida Panel: Trial Court Erred In Not Directing Verdict Against R.J. Reynolds

(July 11, 2019, 3:52 PM EDT) -- LAKELAND, Fla. — The Second District Florida Court of Appeal on June 26 reversed a judgment that had cleared defendant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. in an Engle progeny lawsuit and remanded the case for a new trial, saying the trial court erred in not directing a verdict in favor of the plaintiff on the tobacco company’s statute of limitations defense (Angela Sue Durrance v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 2D17-2009, Fla. App., 2nd Dist., 2019 Fla. App. LEXIS 10026)....

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