Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Piendle

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

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

Date published: Jul 27, 2012

92 So. 3d 839 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

Opinion

No. 4D11–451.

2012-07-27

PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Appellants, v. Margaret E. PIENDLE, as personal representative of the Estate of Charles William Piendle, deceased, Appellee.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Robin L. Rosenberg, Judge; L.T. Case No. 502008CA038777. Carlton Fields and Gary L. Sasso of Carlton Fields, Tampa, for appellant Philip Morris USA Inc. John P. Wiederhold of Wiederhold & Moses, P.A., West Palm Beach, and Gregory G. Katsas of Jones Day, Washington, D.C., for appellant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.

PER CURIAM.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Robin L. Rosenberg, Judge; L.T. Case No. 502008CA038777.
Carlton Fields and Gary L. Sasso of Carlton Fields, Tampa, for appellant Philip Morris USA Inc. John P. Wiederhold of Wiederhold & Moses, P.A., West Palm Beach, and Gregory G. Katsas of Jones Day, Washington, D.C., for appellant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
Stephen N. Zack and Andrew Brenner of Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Miami for appellants.

David J. Sales of David J. Sales, P.A., Jupiter, Jack Scarola, F. Gregory Barnhart and Rosalyn Sia Baker–Barnes of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed.

STEVENSON, HAZOURI and GERBER, JJ., concur.