Philip Morris U.S., Inc. v. Goveia

Full title: PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC. and R.J., Reynolds, etc., Appellants, v. John R…

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Date published: Jun 30, 2015

171 So. 3d 737 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

Opinion

No. 5D14–1538.

06-30-2015

PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC. and R.J., Reynolds, etc., Appellants, v. John R. GOVEIA, as Personal, etc., Appellee.

Joseph H. Lang, Jr., of Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, P.A., Tampa, William H. Voth, of Arnold & Porter, L.L.P., New York, New York, Scott D. Kaiser, Walter L. Cofer for, Bruce Tepikian, Stacey Deere, Brian A. Jackson, and David F. Northrip, of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, Kansas City, Missouri, and Scott A. Chesin, pro hac vice, of Mayer Brown LLP, New York, New York, for Appellant Philip Morris, USA, Inc. Gregory G. Katsas and Charles R.A. Morse, of Jones Day, Washington, D.C., Stephanie E. Parker, John F. Yarber, and John M. Walker, of Jones Day, Atlanta, Georgia, and Troy A. Fuhrman and Marie A. Borland, of Hill, Ward & Henderson, P.A., Tampa, for Appellant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Gregory D. Prysock and Katherine M. Massa, of Morgan & Moran, P.A ., Jacksonville, Keith R. Mitnik, of Morgan & Morgan, P.A., Orlando, Steven L. Brannock, Celene H. Humphries, Maegen Peek Luka, Tyler K. Pitchford, and Thomas J. Seider, of Brannock & Humphries, Tampa, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Joseph H. Lang, Jr., of Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, P.A., Tampa, William H. Voth, of Arnold & Porter, L.L.P., New York, New York, Scott D. Kaiser, Walter L. Cofer for, Bruce Tepikian, Stacey Deere, Brian A. Jackson, and David F. Northrip, of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, Kansas City, Missouri, and Scott A. Chesin, pro hac vice, of Mayer Brown LLP, New York, New York, for Appellant Philip Morris, USA, Inc.

Gregory G. Katsas and Charles R.A. Morse, of Jones Day, Washington, D.C., Stephanie E. Parker, John F. Yarber, and John M. Walker, of Jones Day, Atlanta, Georgia, and Troy A. Fuhrman and Marie A. Borland, of Hill, Ward & Henderson, P.A., Tampa, for Appellant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Gregory D. Prysock and Katherine M. Massa, of Morgan & Moran, P.A ., Jacksonville, Keith R. Mitnik, of Morgan & Morgan, P.A., Orlando, Steven L. Brannock, Celene H. Humphries, Maegen Peek Luka, Tyler K. Pitchford, and Thomas J. Seider, of Brannock & Humphries, Tampa, for Appellee.

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

EVANDER and EDWARDS, JJ., and MALTZ, H.M., Associate Judge, concur.