Robert Miller, etc. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

Supreme Court of Florida
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2022

CASE NO.: SC21-1596
Lower Tribunal No(s).:
1D20-467; 162008CA000401LXXXMA

ROBERT MILLER, ETC. vs. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO
COMPANY

Petitioner(s) Respondent(s)

Upon review of the response to this Court’s order to show
cause dated May 18, 2022, and the reply, the Court has determined
that it should decline to accept jurisdiction in this case. See Prentice
v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 338 So. 3d 831 (Fla. 2022). The
petition for discretionary review is, therefore, denied.
No motion for rehearing will be entertained by the Court. See
Fla. R. App. P. 9.330(d)(2).

MUÑIZ, C.J., and CANADY, POLSTON, COURIEL, and
GROSSHANS, JJ., concur.
LABARGA, J., concurs in result only with an opinion.
FRANCIS, J., did not participate.

LABARGA, J., concurring in result only.

Because I strongly believe that proof of fraudulent concealment

in an Engle-progeny case does not require proof of reliance on a

specific statement by an Engle defendant, I dissented to this Court’s

holding in Prentice v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 338 So. 3d 831 (Fla.

2022).
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In this case, I recognize, as does the petitioner, that this

Court’s holding in Prentice is controlling. However, I reaffirm my

dissent in Prentice, and I concur in result only to the extent that

Prentice requires this result.

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TROY A. FUHRMAN JASON T. BURNETTE
KEVIN P. RIDDLES DAVID C. REEVES
ANGELO M. PATACCA COURTNEY BREWER
SIMON HANSEN JOHN W. HOGAN
JACQUELINE M. PASEK JONATHAN A. MARTIN
BAILEY HOWARD EMILY C. BAKER
MARIE A. BORLAND PAUL R. REICHERT
JOHN S. MILLS RICHARD J. LANTINBERG
A. JAY PLOTKIN NORWOOD SHERMAN WILNER
HON. KRISTINA SAMUELS, CLERK
HON. KATIE L. DEARING, JUDGE
HON. JODY PHILLIPS, CLERK