R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO. v. SURY

No. 1D12-2110.

118 So.3d 849 (2013)

R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY and Lorillard Tobacco Company, Appellant, v. Robert SURY, as Personal Representative for the Estate of William Sury, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied August 21, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Parrish of Moseley, Prichard, Parrish, Knight & Jones, Jacksonville and Elliot H. Scherker of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Miami, for Appellant.

John S. Mills , Tallahassee and John S. Kalil , Jacksonville, for Appellee.


CLARK, J.

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company ("RJR") appeals the amended final judgment for plaintiff Dr. Robert Sury, the personal representative of the estate of William Sury. We affirm the amended final judgment in all respects, but write to address the issue of apportionment of the damage award in light of the multiple causes of action, the jury verdict, and the applicability of section 786.81, Florida Statutes.

In November, 2007, Appellee, Dr. Robert Sury...

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