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If you are a Florida resident, and you
have been harmed as a result of cigarette smoking, you
were part of a class action suit against the tobacco
industry. The suit was won on your behalf, even if you
were not actively involved in the initial action. Although
the class action awards were overturned, the Florida
Supreme Court found that the general liability findings
against the tobacco companies were correct and apply
to each and every individual harmed by cigarettes. The
deadline for filing these cases has already passed.
Please visit this site for updates regarding this litigation.
Tobacco
Companies Back on Defense
In one of the first of what will be thousands of individual
lawsuits following the Engle Trust claims, lawyers are
again fighting tobacco companies for the death of a
smoker. If they are successful in proving he was addicted
to cigarettes and they caused his lung cancer, the jury
will be able to listen to the key findings established
under the Engle class action case.
Revised Engle Opinion
– This is the final opinion of the Supreme Court
of Florida. After 14 years of litigation with multiple
intermediate appellate opinions, the highest court in
the state issued this opinion. It is monumental because
it provided all class members with a one-year window
to pursue individual lawsuits against the tobacco companies
wherein the class members are going to use to their
benefit all the binding findings from the class action
trial. This opinion is the framework and backbone of
every individual Engle class member's lawsuit. Click
here to download pdf >
DOJ Opinion Summary
– This is a summary of the Opinion of U.S. District
Court Judge Kessler wherein she concluded that the Cigarette
Companies Violated Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt
Organizations Act. She imposed multiple civil penalties
on the Tobacco companies. The actually opinion is over
1,700 pages, but this summary should provide an insightful
and educating look into a historic opinion. Click
here to download pdf >
Order Denying MDL
– The Tobacco companies petition the Judicial Panel
on Multi District Litigation to establish a federal
MDL for all Engle individual cases. Multi District Litigation
is a federal mechanism to join all similar cases and
have them overseen by one judge in one federal district
court. The plaintiffs passionately resisted the formation
of an MDL. Thanks to the cooperation between plaintiff
law firm, we were able to convince the Court that these
cases should remain in State court, overseen by State
judges. This is a significant victory for each and every
class member. Click
here to download pdf >
Morgan Stanley Research
- In a research note, Morgan Stanley provided an opinion
on the Supreme Court of the U.S. Petition for Certiorari,
and the Motion for Rehearing of same. In
short, the tobacco industry is seen as using typical
delay tactics to keep the plaintiff bar from having
certainty in the direction these cases will travel.
Click
here to download pdf >
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