Walden v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Full title: Bette Jean WALDEN, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Laveon…

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Date published: Dec 31, 2013

128 So. 3d 966 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

Opinion

No. 1D12–2914.

2013-12-31

Bette Jean WALDEN, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Laveon Austin Walden, Appellant, v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY; Philip Morris USA, Inc.; Lorillard Tobacco Company; Lorillard, Inc.; Liggett Group, LLC (f/k/a Liggett Group, Inc., f/k/a Brooke Group, Ltd., Inc., f/k/a Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company); and Vector Group, Inc. (f/ka Brooke Group, Ltd., Inc.), Appellees.

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County. Terry D. Terrell, Judge. Steven L. Brannock, Celene H. Humphries, Sarah C. Pellenbarg and Tyler K. Pitchford of Brannock & Humphries, Tampa; Matthew D. Schultz of Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Rafferty & Proctor, P.A., Pensacola, for Appellant. Gregory G. Katsas of Jones Day, Washington, D.C., Charles F. Beall, Jr. and Larry Hill of Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A., Pensacola, for Appellee R.J. Reynolds; Joseph Hagedorn Lang, Jr. of Carlton Fields, P.A., Tampa, for Appellee Philip Morris USA, Inc.

PER CURIAM.

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County. Terry D. Terrell, Judge.
Steven L. Brannock, Celene H. Humphries, Sarah C. Pellenbarg and Tyler K. Pitchford of Brannock & Humphries, Tampa; Matthew D. Schultz of Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Rafferty & Proctor, P.A., Pensacola, for Appellant. Gregory G. Katsas of Jones Day, Washington, D.C., Charles F. Beall, Jr. and Larry Hill of Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A., Pensacola, for Appellee R.J. Reynolds; Joseph Hagedorn Lang, Jr. of Carlton Fields, P.A., Tampa, for Appellee Philip Morris USA, Inc.
PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Roughton v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 129 So.3d 1145 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013); Gaff v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 129 So.3d 1142 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013). BENTON, VAN NORTWICK, and PADOVANO, JJ., concur.