R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Clay

Full title: R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY AND LIGGETT GROUP, L.L.C.…

Court: DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA

Date published: Jan 25, 2012

CASE NO. 1D10-5544 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Jan. 25, 2012)

Opinion

CASE NO. 1D10-5544

01-25-2012

R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY AND LIGGETT GROUP, L.L.C., Appellants/Cross-Appellees. v. FINNA CLAY, AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JANIE MAE CLAY, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Gregory G. Katsas and Donald B. Ayer of Jones Day, Washington, DC; Stephanie E. Parker, John F. Yarber, and John M. Walker of Jones Day, Atlanta, GA; Charles F. Beall, Jr., and Larry Hill of Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A., Pensacola; Kelly Anne Luther and Michael P. Rosenstein of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres, & Friedman, Miami; Karen H. Curtis of Clarke, Silvergate, Campbell, Miami; Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Scott D. Makar, Solicitor General, and Louis F. Hubener, III, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellants/Cross-Appellees. John S. Mills and Gregory J. Philo of The Mills Firm, P.A., Tallahassee; David J. Sales of David J. Sales, P.A., Jupiter; William A. Norton of Searcy Denney, Tallahassee; T. Hardee Bass and Brian R. Denney of Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley, West Palm Beach, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

PER CURIAM

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND

DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County.

Terry D. Terrell, Judge.

Gregory G. Katsas and Donald B. Ayer of Jones Day, Washington, DC; Stephanie

E. Parker, John F. Yarber, and John M. Walker of Jones Day, Atlanta, GA; Charles

F. Beall, Jr., and Larry Hill of Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A., Pensacola;

Kelly Anne Luther and Michael P. Rosenstein of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres, &

Friedman, Miami; Karen H. Curtis of Clarke, Silvergate, Campbell, Miami;

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Scott D. Makar, Solicitor General, and Louis

F. Hubener, III, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Tallahassee, for

Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

John S. Mills and Gregory J. Philo of The Mills Firm, P.A., Tallahassee; David J.

Sales of David J. Sales, P.A., Jupiter; William A. Norton of Searcy Denney,

Tallahassee; T. Hardee Bass and Brian R. Denney of Searcy, Denney, Scarola,

Barnhart & Shipley, West Palm Beach, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.
PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Martin, 53 So. 3d 1060 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010). DAVIS, LEWIS, and ROBERTS, JJ., CONCUR.