Smoker’s Malpractice Settlement Precludes Widow’s Wrongful Death Suit, Panel Says

( February 7, 2025, 11:10 AM EST) -- MIAMI — A Fourth District Florida Court of Appeal panel on Feb. 6 affirmed a trial court’s entry of summary judgment for a cigarette company on Engle claims brought against it by a widow for causing her husband’s lung cancer and death, which the trial court deemed precluded by the husband’s previous settlement of medical malpractice claims against his cancer doctor....