Tidwell v. Philip Morris U.S., Inc.

Full title: Janice S. Tidwell, etc. and Mertice Linton, etc., Appellants, v. Philip…

Court: Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Date published: Dec 5, 2018

No. 3D17-1920 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Dec. 5, 2018)

Opinion

No. 3D17-1920 No. 3D17-1916

12-05-2018

Janice S. Tidwell, etc. and Mertice Linton, etc., Appellants, v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Appellees.

Wasson & Associates, Chartered and Roy D. Wasson; Howard M. Acosta (St. Petersburg), for appellants. King & Spalding LLP, William L. Durham II and Chad A. Peterson (Atlanta, GA); Arnold & Porter and Geoffrey J. Michael (Washington, D.C.), for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. Lower Tribunal No. 07-29146 Appeals from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Peter R. Lopez, Judge. Wasson & Associates, Chartered and Roy D. Wasson; Howard M. Acosta (St. Petersburg), for appellants. King & Spalding LLP, William L. Durham II and Chad A. Peterson (Atlanta, GA); Arnold & Porter and Geoffrey J. Michael (Washington, D.C.), for appellees. Before SALTER, LOGUE and LUCK, JJ. PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Gaff v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 129 So. 3d 1142, 1145 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013); see also Uffner v. Philip Morris USA Inc., 46 F. Supp. 3d 1339, 1345 (M.D. Fla. 2014).