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PRENTICE v. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY (2022)

Supreme Court of Florida.2022-03-17No. CASE NO.: SC20-291

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Opinion

Petitioners motion for attorneys’ fees is hereby denied.

While I maintain my dissent to the majoritys holding that in order to prove fraudulent concealment, an Engle

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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). A True Copy

Test:

John A. Tomasino

Clerk, Supreme Court

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.   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.