Smoker Wins Remand After Federal Judge Rejects Fraudulent Joinder Argument

Mealey's ( August 12, 2022, 1:16 PM EDT) -- JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Florida federal judge on Aug. 10 granted a Missouri smoker’s motion to remand his lawsuit against three tobacco companies to state court, rejecting R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.’s (RJR) argument that two Florida citizen tobacco companies were fraudulently joined because the plaintiffs’ claims against them are barred by Florida’s statute of repose....