McGHEE v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.

No. 5D10-1845.

81 So.3d 638 (2012)

Dorothe M. McGHEE, Appellant, v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 9, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven L. Brannock , Celene H. Humphries and Tyler K. Pitchford of Brannock & Humphries, Tampa, James D. Clark and Don Greiwe of Alley, Cark & Greiwe, Tampa, for Appellant.

Benjamin H. Hill, III , and Troy A. Fuhrman of Hill, Ward & Henderson, P.A., Tampa, Stephanie E. Parker , John F. Yarber , John M. Walker and Jones Day, Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellee R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.

David L. Ross , Elliott H. Scherker and Brigid F. Cech Samole of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Miami, for Appellee Lorillard Tobacco.

David B. Thorne and Jennifer M. Voss of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P., Tampa, and William P. Geraghty and Frank Cruz-Alvarez of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Miami, and Jeffrey E. Bigman of Smith, Hood, Loucks, Stout, Bigman & Brock, P.A., Daytona Beach, for Appellee Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Kelly Anne Luther , Maria H. Ruiz and Giselle Gonzalez Manseur of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, LLP, Miami, for Appellees Liggett Group, LLC and Vector Group Ltd., Inc.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant challenges the summary judgment in favor of Lorillard Tobacco Company, Philip Morris USA, Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Vector Group, Ltd., Inc., and Liggett Group, LLC (collectively "Appellees") in this Engle1-progeny case. Appellant argues that: (1) summary judgment was premature; (2) summary judgment was improper because Appellees did not prove the absence of fact issues; and (3) summary judgment...

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