Philip Morris USA Inc. and R. J. Reynolds etc. v. Gloria Bowden, as Personal etc.

• Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
• Decided: February 4, 2016
• Docket: 14-2623
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA

PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. AND NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND COMPANY, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED

Appellants/Cross-Appellees,

v. CASE NO. 1D14-2623 CORRECTED PAGES: pg 2 GLORIA BOWDEN, AS CORRECTION IS UNDERLINED IN RED MAILED: February 03, 2016 PERSONAL BY: NMS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM BOWDEN, JR.,

Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

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Opinion filed February 2, 2016.

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County. Frederick B. Tygart, Judge.

Geoffrey J. Michael of Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, DC; Connor J. Sears and Megan M. Egli of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Kansas City, MN; Kenneth J. Reilly, Eileen Tilghman Moss, William P. Geraghty, and Rachel A. Canfield of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Miami; James B. Murphy, Megan E. Flatt, and Razvan Axante of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Tampa; and Dana G. Bradford, II, of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Jacksonville, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant Philip Morris USA Inc.

Charles R.A. Morse of Jones Day, New York, NY; John F. Yarber and Edward M. Carter of Jones Day, Atlanta; Robert B. Parrish and David C. Reeves of Moseley, Prichard, Parrish, Knight & Jones, Jacksonville for Appellee/Cross-Appellant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.

John S. Mills and Courtney Brewer of The Mills Firm, P.A., Tallahassee; David J. Sales of David J. Sales, P.A., Jupiter; Rodney W. Smith, Mark Avera, and Dawn M. Vallejos-Nichols of Avera Smith, LLP, Gainesville; and Eric L. Leach and Joshua A. Whitman of Milton, Leach, Whitman, D’Andrea & Eslinger, P.A., Jacksonville, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

ROBERTS, C.J., THOMAS and WINOKUR, JJ., CONCUR.