January 22, 2016
The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday vacated a panel's April 2015 ruling that said a Florida man could not rely on the findings of the landmark Engle tobacco class action to establish claims of strict liability and negligence, granting a rehearing by the full federal appeals court.
July 22, 2015
A federal judge on Tuesday outlined how Florida's Middle District will handle certain Engle progeny cases that were tried to a verdict and will need to be retried in the event that the Eleventh Circuit stands firm in its decision that federal law preempts tort liability against tobacco companies.
May 06, 2015
Law firms representing tobacco plaintiffs in Florida state court asked the Eleventh Circuit to review its decision that strict liability and negligence claims are preempted in an Engle-progeny suit, saying the court mistakenly considered states' authority to ban cigarettes even though the issue didn't apply to the case.
April 30, 2015
An en banc panel of the Eleventh Circuit should review the appeals court's recent finding that federal law preempts tort liability claims over cigarette smoking because Congress did not seek to ban the sale of cigarettes, a plaintiff in a so-called Engle progeny suit recently argued.
April 08, 2015
The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday reversed a district court's refusal to grant judgment as a matter of law to R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Philip Morris USA Inc. in an Engle progeny wrongful-death suit, ruling federal law preempts its strict-liability and negligence claims.
November 20, 2014
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Philip Morris USA Inc. on Thursday argued before the Eleventh Circuit that Engle progeny plaintiffs cannot rely on the findings of that landmark suit to establish their strict liability and negligence claims against the tobacco companies because it violates federal law.