R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO. v. MAROTTA

No. SC16-218.

214 So.3d 590 (2017)

R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Phil J. MAROTTA, etc., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 6, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R.A. Morse of Jones Day, New York, New York; and Eric L. Lundt and Robert C. Weill of Sedgwick LLP, Miami, Florida, for Petitioner.

Philip Freidin of Freidin Brown, P.A., Miami, Florida; Richard B. Rosenthal of the Law Offices of Richard B. Rosenthal, P.A., Miami, Florida; Alex Alvarez of The Alvarez Law Firm, Coral Gables, Florida; Randy Rosenblum of Dolan Dobrinsky Rosenblum, LLP, Miami, Florida; and Robert E. Schack , Miami, Florida, for Respondent.

Celene H. Humphries , Maegen P. Luka , and Thomas J. Seider of Brannock & Humphries, Tampa, Florida, for Amicus Curiae Florida Justice Association.

John S. Mills and Courtney Brewer of The Mills Firm, Tallahassee, Florida, for Amicus Curiae Engle Plaintiffs' Firms.


This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Marotta, 182 So.3d 829 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016). In its decision, the district court ruled upon the following question, which the court certified to be...

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