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WHITNEY v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.

No. 1D13-3709.

157 So.3d 309 (2014)

Karen WHITNEY, Appellant, v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY and Philip Morris USA, Inc., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied February 26, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Kelley , Todd R. McPharlin and Eric S. Rosen of Kelley Uustal, PLC, Fort Lauderdale; Steven L. Brannock , Celene H. Humphries , Ceci Culpepper Berman and Tyler K. Pitchford of Brannock & Humphries, Tampa; Gregory D. Prysock and Katherine M. Massa of Morgan & Morgan, P.A., Jacksonville; Keith R. Mitnik of Morgan & Morgan, P.A., Orlando, for Appellant.

W. Randall Bassett and Frank T. Bayuk , William L. Durham, II , and Jennifer C. Kane of King & Spalding, LLP, Atlanta; Ursula M. Henninger of King & Spalding, LLP, Charlotte, NC; Jeffrey A. Yarbrough , Robert B. Parrish and David C. Reeves of Moseley, Prichard, Parrish, Knight & Jones, Jacksonville, for Appellee R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.

Mark J. Heise , Stephen N. Zack , Shani Salama and Jason S. Zack of Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Miami; Geoffrey J. Michael of Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, DC; Joseph H. Lang, Jr. of Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, P.A., Tampa, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant Philip Morris USA, Inc.

In this non-Engle1 progeny tobacco case, Appellant appeals a directed verdict in favor of Appellees on her negligence and strict liability claims, the trial court's denial of her request for a jury instruction addressing a claim of negligent misrepresentation, and the final judgment in favor of Appellees...

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