SKYRME v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY

No. 2D11-1986.

75 So.3d 769 (2011)

Charleen SKYRME, Petitioner, v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY; Philip Morris USA, Inc.; Lorillard Tobacco Company; Lorillard, Inc.; Liggett Group, LLC (f/k/a Liggett Group, Inc., Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company); and Vector Group, Ltd., Inc. (f/k/a Brooke Group, Ltd.), Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

November 18, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Sales of David J. Sales, P.A., Jupiter, for Petitioner.

Elliot H. Scherker , David L. Ross , and Julissa Rodriguez of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Miami, and Dawn I. Giebler-Millner and Michele L. Johnson of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Orlando, for Respondents R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Philip Morris USA Inc., Lorillard Tobacco Company and Lorillard, Inc.

Maria H. Ruiz of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP, Miami, for Respondents Liggett Group LLC and Vector Group Ltd.


MORRIS, Judge.

Charleen Skyrme seeks certiorari review of an order denying her motion to amend her and her deceased husband's personal injury complaint to state an action for wrongful death and her motion to substitute herself, as personal representative of her husband's estate, as the plaintiff. We dismiss the petition for lack of jurisdiction.

In December 2007, Bobby Skyrme and Charleen Skyrme filed a personal injury action against the tobacco defendants...

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