Cigarette companies seek to block thousands of cases in Florida
January 26, 2010
Florida: Several cigarette manufacturers, including Altria Group Inc.’s Philip Morris USA unit, have asked a federal appeals court to stop trial courts from using findings endorsed by a 2006 Florida Supreme Court decision. The cigarette companies claim that using the ruling would deprive them of due process and that the findings do not apply to any of 4,000 pending cases.[1]
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Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida, Southern District of Florida
State courts:
Florida Supreme Court • Florida District Courts of Appeal • Florida Circuit Court • Florida County Court
State resources:
Courts in Florida • Florida judicial elections • Judicial selection in Florida
