Tobacco Companies Urge Florida High Court To Review Engle Residency Requirements

(June 6, 2024, 10:46 AM EDT) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two tobacco companies on June 5 filed a petition with the Florida Supreme Court urging it to review the affirmance of a $2.5 million verdict against them for the death from lung cancer of a woman who resided for a significant portion of her life in New York, arguing that an appellate panel’s interpretation of Engle membership residency requirements conflicts with Engle and other Florida cases....