R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY v. KONZELMAN

No. 4D16-4310.

248 So.3d 134 (2018)

R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Appellant, v. Alan KONZELMAN, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Eleanor Konzelman, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 9, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ashley C. Parrish of King & Spalding, LLP, Washington, D.C., and William L. Durham II and Val Leppert of King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, Georgia, for appellant.

John S. Mills and Courtney Brewer of The Mills Firm, P.A., Tallahassee, and Eric S. Rosen of Kelley Uustal, PLC, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


Appellant R.J. Reynolds raises several issues on appeal, and we affirm as to all of them. With regard to the applicable punitive damages statute, we agree with the First and Second District Courts of Appeal in holding that the pre-1999 version of section 768.73, Florida Statutes, applies in an Engle progeny personal injury suit that...

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