HETZNER v. LORILLARD TOBACCO CO.

No. 5D10-2005.

81 So.3d 641 (2012)

Philip D. HETZNER, As Personal, etc., Appellant, v. LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 9, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher V. Carlyle , B.C.S., and Shannon McLin Carlyle , B.C.S., of The Carlyle Appellate Law Firm, The Villages, Rod Smith and Dawn M. Vallejos-Nichols of Avera & Smith, LLP, Gainesville, for Appellant.

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

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

Karen H. Curtis of Clarke Silverglate, P.A., Miami, for Liggett Group LLC and Vector Group, Ltd., Inc.


PER CURIAM.

Philip D. Hetzner ("Appellant"), as personal representative for his deceased wife, Carol E. Hetzner, appeals the trial court's order granting summary judgment in favor of Philip Morris USA, Inc., Liggett Group, LLC, and Vector Group Ltd., Inc., in this Engle1-progeny case. Appellant raises three issues on appeal. In issues I and III, Appellant challenges the grant of summary judgment on all counts. We affirm the trial...

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