Florida: State High Court Need Not Review RJR’s $102M Debt Under 1997 Settlement

Mealey's (December 2, 2020, 12:41 PM EST) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The state of Florida in a Nov. 25 answer brief on jurisdiction urges the Florida Supreme Court to not review R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.’s (RJR) challenge to the Fourth District Court of Appeal’s affirmance of a court order requiring RJR to pay approximately $102 million under a 1997 settlement with the state for sales of cigarette brands it no longer owns because no conflict of law exists in the case and the matter does not warrant discretionary review (R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Florida, et al., No. SC20-1506, Fla. Sup.)....