PRENTICE v. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY (2022)

Petitioner's motion for attorneys’ fees is hereby denied.

While I maintain my dissent to the majority's holding that in order to prove fraudulent concealment, an Engle ¹ progeny plaintiff must prove reliance on a specific statement made by an Engle defendant, because Prentice is not the prevailing party in this case, I agree that she is not entitled to appellate attorneys’ fees pursuant to sections 59.46 and 768.79, Florida Statutes (2016).

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Test:

John A. Tomasino

Clerk, Supreme Court

FOOTNOTES

1.   Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc., 945 So. 2d 1246 (Fla. 2006).

CANADY, C.J., and POLSTON, LABARGA, LAWSON, MUÑIZ, COURIEL, and GROSSHANS, JJ., concur. LABARGA, J., concurs with an opinion.