Juanita V. RAMOS, et al., Appellants,
v.
PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES, INC., et al., Appellees.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
March 24, 1999.
March 24, 1999.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Eric G. Olsen, Jason Beach; Richard Bennett; Lawrence W. Schonbrun, Berkeley; Nicolas J. Gutierrez, Jr., Miami; Alan B. Morrison and Brian Wolfman, Washington, DC; Wechsler Harwood Halebian & Feffer and Samuel K. Rosen and Stuart Wechsler, New York City; Lerner & Pearce and Robert Wayne Pearce, Ft. Lauderdale; Barnow & Goldberg and Gina R. Raith and Ben Barnow, Chicago, IL, for appellants.
Stanley M. Rosenblatt and Susan Rosenblatt, class counsel.
Arno Kutner, Guardian ad Litem, for survivors of the class.
John B. Ostrow, Attorney ad Litem, for absent class members and their survivors.
Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emanuel, Smith & Cutler and Douglas J. Chumbley, Miami; Peter S. Schwedock, Miami; King & Spalding and Mike Russ and Richard A. Schneider; Debevoise & Plimpton and Joseph P. Moodhe and Steven Klugman, New York City; Kenny Nachwalter Seymour Arnold Critchlow & Spector and Michael Nachwalter, Miami; Covington & Burling and James A. Goold, Washington, DC; Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman and Michael Fay, New York City; Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue and Hugh R. Whiting, Cleveland, OH; Shook Hardy & Bacon and David Hardy and Edward A. Moss; Greenberg, Traurig, Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen & Quentel, and David L. Ross and Larry D. Silverman; Coll Davidson Carter Smith Salter & Barkett and Barry R. Davidson, Miami; Clarke, Silverglate, Williams & Montgomery and Mercer K. Clarke, Miami, for appellees.
Kluger, Peretz, Kaplan & Berlin and Abbey L. Kaplan, Miami, as amicus curiae.
John F. Banzhaf, III, for Action on Smoking and Health, as amicus curiae.
Before GERSTEN, GODERICH and SHEVIN, JJ.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
SHEVIN, Judge.
The appellants, who are objecting to a class action settlement and attorney's fee agreement between the class representatives and the defendant tobacco companies, seek reversal of orders denying their motions to intervene, and approving the settlement and attorney's fees and costs agreement. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
I. Facts
On October 31, 1991, nonsmoking flight attendants, represented by Norma Broin and others, filed...
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