Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• concluding that “it was proper to allow the jury to make [the approved] findings in Phase I”
• concluding that a de novo standard of review is proper for a question of law
• recognizing that Engle plaintiffs are required to prove “individual causation” in their damages actions
• holding that with respect to compensatory damages, the above findings in favor of the Engle Class can stand
• recognizing that Engle plaintiffs are required to prove “individual causation” in their damages actions
• explaining that “continued class action treatment ... is not feasible because individualized issues such as legal causation, comparative fault, and damages predominate”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).