R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Prentice (Fla. App., 2019)
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) appeals from a final judgment entered in favor of Linda Prentice, as personal representative of the Estate of John C. Price (the Estate), on her wrongful death claim. RJR raises several grounds for reversal and the Estate raises several issues on cross-appeal. We write only to address RJR's argument that the trial court erred by denying RJR's request for a special jury instruction on conspiracy to commit fraudulent concealment. The trial court's refusal to give the special jury instruction on conspiracy to commit fraudulent concealment was an abuse of discretion because the proposed instruction was a correct statement of the law, was supported by the facts, was necessary for resolving the issues, and the failure to give the instruction was prejudicial.
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