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Hartbauer v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Florida Court of Appeals, Fifth District
May 14, 2024
No. 5D2023-1828 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. May. 14, 2024)

Opinion

5D2023-1828

05-14-2024

Rodney Hartbauer, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Patricia Hartbauer, Appellant, v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Individually and as Successor by Merger to Brown and Williams Tobacco Corporation, Individually and as Successor by Merger to the American Tobacco Company; Philip Morris USA, Inc.; and Lorillard Tobacco Company, Appellees.

Bard D. Rockenbach and Jeffrey V. Mansell, of Burlington &Rockenbach, P.A., West Palm Beach, and Jonathan R. Gdanski and Brittany C. Barron, of Schlesinger Law Offices, P.A., Ft. Lauderdale, for Appellant. Val Leppert, of King &Spalding LLP, Miami, and William L. Durham II, of King &Spalding LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Appellee R.J. Reynolds.


Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

Nonfinal appeal from the Circuit Court for Citrus County. LT Case No. 2023-CA-000042-A Carol A. Falvey, Judge.

Bard D. Rockenbach and Jeffrey V. Mansell, of Burlington &Rockenbach, P.A., West Palm Beach, and Jonathan R. Gdanski and Brittany C. Barron, of Schlesinger Law Offices, P.A., Ft. Lauderdale, for Appellant.

Val Leppert, of King &Spalding LLP, Miami, and William L. Durham II, of King &Spalding LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Appellee R.J. Reynolds.

No Appearance for Remaining Appellees.

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

EDWARDS, C.J., and MAKAR and SOUD, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Hartbauer v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Florida Court of Appeals, Fifth District
May 14, 2024
No. 5D2023-1828 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. May. 14, 2024)
Case details for

Hartbauer v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Case Details

Full title:Rodney Hartbauer, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Patricia…

Court:Florida Court of Appeals, Fifth District

Date published: May 14, 2024

Citations

No. 5D2023-1828 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. May. 14, 2024)