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Yon v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Jan 23, 2014
129 So. 3d 1215 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

Summary

analogizing to the necessity of securing a court order for a non-party rejoining an action under Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.250(c), as well as an intervening party under Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.230

Summary of this case from Uffner v. Philip Morris U.S. Inc.

Opinion

No. 1D13–0492.

2014-01-23

Philip YON, 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 Ltd., Inc. (f/k/a Brooke Group, Ltd., Inc.), Appellees.

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County, John Cooper, Judge. Robert G. Kerrigan of Kerrigan, Estess, Rankin, McLeod & Thompson, LLP, Pensacola, for Appellant. Charles F. Beall, Jr., of Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A., Pensacola; Gregory G. Katsas of Jones Day, Washington, D.C., for Appellee R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.


An appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County, John Cooper, Judge.


Robert G. Kerrigan of Kerrigan, Estess, Rankin, McLeod & Thompson, LLP, Pensacola, for Appellant. Charles F. Beall, Jr., of Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A., Pensacola; Gregory G. Katsas of Jones Day, Washington, D.C., for Appellee R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Geoffrey J. Michael of Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellee Philip Morris USA, Inc.

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. Gaff v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 129 So.3d 1142 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013); Roughton v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 129 So.3d 1145 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013). THOMAS, MARSTILLER, and MAKAR, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Yon v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Jan 23, 2014
129 So. 3d 1215 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

analogizing to the necessity of securing a court order for a non-party rejoining an action under Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.250(c), as well as an intervening party under Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.230

Summary of this case from Uffner v. Philip Morris U.S. Inc.
Case details for

Yon v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Case Details

Full title:Philip YON, Appellant, v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY; Philip Morris…

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

Date published: Jan 23, 2014

Citations

129 So. 3d 1215 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

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