Opinion
CASE NO.: SC16-218
03-08-2016
R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY Petitioner(s) v. PHIL J. MAROTTA, ETC. Respondent(s)
Lower Tribunal No(s).: 4D13-1703; 062007CA036723AXXXCE
The Court accepts jurisdiction of this case.
Petitioner's initial brief on the merits shall be served on or before March 28, 2016; respondent's answer brief on the merits shall be served twenty days after service of petitioner's initial brief on the merits; and petitioner's reply brief on the merits shall be served twenty days after service of respondent's answer brief on the merits.
The Clerk of the Fourth District Court of Appeal shall file the record which shall be properly indexed and paginated on or before May 8, 2016. The Clerk may provide the record in the format as currently maintained at the district court, either paper or electronic. LABARGA, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, and PERRY, JJ., concur.
POLSTON, J., dissents
Oral argument will be set by separate order. Counsel for the parties will be notified of the oral argument date approximately sixty days prior to oral argument. A True Copy
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