Florida Supreme Court Denies Review In Case That Saw Reversal Of $46M Engle Award

Mealey's (July 22, 2019, 11:54 AM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court on July 18 denied review of an intermediate appellate court’s finding that U.S. surgeon general reports on smoking were inadmissible as hearsay when it reversed a $46.5 million award against the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. in an Engle progeny case (Bettye Ryan, etc. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. SC18-37, Fla. Sup., 2019 Fla. LEXIS 1271)....