Florida High Court Won’t Review RJR’s Challenge To $102M Debt For 1997 Settlement

Mealey's (December 21, 2020, 4:53 PM EST) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court on Dec. 18 declined to accept jurisdiction over 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 four cigarette brands it sold to another manufacturer (R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Florida, et al., No. SC20-1506, Fla. Sup.)....