Florida Appeals Court Won’t Rehear Dismissal Of Tobacco Claims

Mealey's (May 1, 2018, 2:51 PM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In a decision issued without a public opinion, the First District Florida Court of Appeal on April 3 denied rehearing in a dispute over efforts by a widower to be substituted as plaintiff in an Engle progeny suit; on April 24, the widower indicated to the panel his intent to appeal to the Florida Supreme Court (Raymond Staines v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al., No. 1D16-2655, Fla. App., 1st Dist., 2018 Fla. App. LEXIS 5497)....

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