Judge Disqualified From Tobacco Lawsuit Due To Conversation With Attorney

(February 5, 2021, 11:50 AM EST) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Fourth District Florida Court of Appeal panel with one judge dissenting on Feb. 3 granted a petition to disqualify a trial court judge from hearing a lawsuit against a tobacco company due to the judge’s past ex parte communication with the plaintiffs’ attorney, which had also led to the judge’s disqualification in 2019 from hearing 12 other Engle cases....

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