Opinion
No. 1D19-2123
11-04-2020
TIMOTHY HOWARD, J.D., PH.D., Appellant, v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY and MARGARET HARRIS as personal representative of the Estate of Richard Harris, Appellees.
Timothy Howard, J.D., Ph.D., of Howard & Associates, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant. Charles F. Beall, Jr., and Larry Hill of Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A., Pensacola; Jason T. Burnette, John M. Walker, Stephanie E. Parker, and Emily C. Baker of Jones Day, Atlanta, GA; Joyce D. McKinniss and Edward M. Carter of Jones Day, Columbus, OH; James R. Browning and Jacqueline M. Pasek of Jones Day, Cleveland, OH; Kenneth R. Hart of Ausley & McMullen, Tallahassee; Brian A. Jackson, Christopher P. Nease, and Connor J. Sears of Shook Hardy & Bacon, LLP, Kansas City, MO; Jonathan B. Harris of J.B. Harris, P.A., Miami, for Appellee R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Bard D. Rockenbach of Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A., West Palm Beach; Richard J. Diaz, Coral Gables; Carlos Santisteban, Jr., of Carlos Santisteban, Jr., P.A., Miami; Robert D. Trammell, Tallahassee, for Appellee Margaret Harris.
On appeal from the Circuit Court for Gadsden County.
David Michael Frank, Judge.
AFFIRMED. ROBERTS, KELSEY, and JAY, JJ., concur.
Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla . R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. Timothy Howard, J.D., Ph.D., of Howard & Associates, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant. Charles F. Beall, Jr., and Larry Hill of Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A., Pensacola; Jason T. Burnette, John M. Walker, Stephanie E. Parker, and Emily C. Baker of Jones Day, Atlanta, GA; Joyce D. McKinniss and Edward M. Carter of Jones Day, Columbus, OH; James R. Browning and Jacqueline M. Pasek of Jones Day, Cleveland, OH; Kenneth R. Hart of Ausley & McMullen, Tallahassee; Brian A. Jackson, Christopher P. Nease, and Connor J. Sears of Shook Hardy & Bacon, LLP, Kansas City, MO; Jonathan B. Harris of J.B. Harris, P.A., Miami, for Appellee R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Bard D. Rockenbach of Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A., West Palm Beach; Richard J. Diaz, Coral Gables; Carlos Santisteban, Jr., of Carlos Santisteban, Jr., P.A., Miami; Robert D. Trammell, Tallahassee, for Appellee Margaret Harris.