Philip Morris Argues Proposed Deposition Is Precluded By Engle

MIAMI - The preclusive effects of Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc. (945 So. 2d 1246 $(Fla. 2006$)); See October 2007, Page 4), which bars certain defenses by tobacco companies, should also apply to a plaintiff's discovery into the precluded issues, Philip Morris USA Inc. says in an April 22 brief in a Florida federal court (Ronnie L. Jacobson, et al. v. Philip Morris USA Inc., et al., No. 1:12-cv-23781, S.D. Fla.)....(read more)