R.J. Reynolds

The Fourth District Court of Appeal has held R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company responsible for close to $100 million dollars owed to the State of Florida. The case stems from a 1997 settlement where cigarette makers agreed to pay the state because of smoking-related health costs. Reynolds thought it had escaped liability when it sold the cigarette brands to ITG Brands.

The tobacco company R.J. Reynolds came before the Florida Supreme Court Thursday in two back-to-back liability cases. Even though the cases raise…