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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al. v. Mary Faricy Pardue, as Personal Representative of the Estate of John N. Faricy
Paid petition · District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District, No. 1D17-959 · judgment June 13, 2018
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
This case presents the same question as the forthcoming petitions for writs of certiorari in R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Searcy and Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Boatright: Is the Due Process Clause violated by a rule that permits a plaintiff to invoke a prior jury’s findings to establish elements of her claims without showing that those elements were actually decided in her favor in the prior proceeding, based merely on the fact that the defendant had an opportunity to be heard on those issues in the prior proceeding and the possibility that the relevant issues might have been decided in the plaintiff’s favor in that proceeding?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Jeffrey S. Bucholtz
King & Spalding LLP
For respondent
John Stewart Mills
The Mills Firm, P.A.
Proceedings
- Feb 25 2019Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
- Feb 06 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.
- Dec 13 2018Rescheduled.
- Dec 12 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
- Dec 11 2018Reply of petitioner R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company filed.
- Nov 27 2018Brief of respondent Mary Pardue in opposition filed.
- Nov 14 2018Letter of November 14, 2018, from counsel for petitioner received.
- Nov 09 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 14, 2018)
- Sep 14 2018Application (18A234) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 9, 2018.
- Sep 11 2018Application (18A234) to extend further the time from September 21, 2018 to November 9, 2018, submitted to Justice Thomas.
- Sep 07 2018Application (18A234) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 21, 2018.
- Aug 31 2018Application (18A234) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 11, 2018 to September 21, 2018, submitted to Justice Thomas.