Opinion
Case No. 2D03-5466.
Opinion filed May 19, 2004.
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Pinellas County, Anthony Rondolino, Judge.
Kent G. Whittemore and Bruce H. Denson of Whittemore, Denson, P.A., and Howard M. Acosta of Law Offices of Howard M. Acosta, St. Petersburg, for Appellant.
Benjamin H. Hill, III, Troy A. Fuhrman, and Marie A. Borland of Hill, Ward Henderson, Tampa; and Stephanie E. Parker and John M. Walker of Jones Day, Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellee R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
No appearance for Appellees Brown Williamson Tobacco Corporation; The American Tobacco Company; Liggett Group, Inc.; Philip Morris Incorporated; and Lorillard Tobacco Company.
Affirmed.
ALTENBERND, C.J., and STRINGER and KELLY, JJ., Concur.
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED.