Petitions of the day
Thepetitions of the dayare:
Issue:Whether the generic findings from the decertifiedEngleclass action, a state-wide class action arising out of diseases and medical conditions allegedly caused by an addiction to cigarettes that contain nicotinefindings the Florida Supreme Court deemed useless for issue preclusion purposescan be used to excuse thousands of plaintiffs in follow-on cases from proving essential elements of their claims without violating defendants due process rights.
Issue:Whether either full faith and credit principles or due process permits generic findings from the decertifiedEngleclass action, a state-wide class action arising out of diseases and medical conditions allegedly caused by an addiction to cigarettes that contain nicotinefindings the Florida Supreme Court deemed useless for issue preclusion purposesto be used to excuse thousands of plaintiffs in follow-on cases from proving essential elements of their claims.
Posted in Cases in the Pipeline
Cases: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Brown, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Walker