Opinion
CASE NO.: SC15-2183
05-24-2016
GLORIA CLAYTON, ETC. Petitioner(s) v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY Respondent(s)
Lower Tribunal No(s).: 1D14-3946; 162007CA011175CXXXMA
Upon review of the responses to this Court's Order to Show Cause dated April 4, 2016, the Court has determined that it should accept jurisdiction in this case. It is ordered that the Petition for Review is granted, that the First District Court of Appeal's decision in this case is quashed, and this matter is remanded for reconsideration upon application of our decision in Soffer v. R.J. Reynolds, 187 So. 3d 1219 (Fla. 2016).
No Motion for Rehearing will be entertained by the Court. LABARGA, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, CANADY, POLSTON, and PERRY, JJ., concur. A True Copy
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