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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Jan Grossman, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Laura Grossman, Deceased

Paid petition · District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District, No. 4D13-3949 · judgment January 4, 2017


Dismissed · January 16, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

This case presents a question also raised in the petition for a writ of certiorari filed September 15, 2017, in R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Graham, No. 17-415: When there is no way to tell whether a prior jury found particular facts against a party, does due process permit those facts to be conclusively presumed against that party in subsequent litigation?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael A. Carvin
Jones Day

For respondent
Bard D. Rockenbach
Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A.

Case

Conference history

Proceedings

  1. Jan 16 2018
    Response to motion from respondent expressing no objection to the motion to dismiss received.
  2. Jan 16 2018
    Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
  3. Jan 11 2018
    Motion to dismiss the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 46.2 received.
  4. Jan 11 2018
    Response of Jan Grossman, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Laura Grossman to motion not accepted for filing. (January 16, 2018)
  5. Dec 27 2017
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 29, 2017 to January 28, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
  6. Dec 27 2017
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 29, 2018
  7. Nov 28 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 29, 2017)