PURDUE v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY

Case No. 2D18-333.

259 So.3d 918 (2018)

Estella PURDUE, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Leroy Purdue, Deceased, Appellant, v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY and Philip Morris USA, Inc., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Opinion filed November 14, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lorenzo Williams of Gary, Williams, Parenti, Watson & Gary, P.L.L.C., Stuart, for Appellant.

Marie A. Borland and Troy A. Fuhrman of Hill Ward Henderson, Tampa; and Charles R.A. Morse of Jones Day, New York, New York, for Appellee R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.

Geoffrey J. Michael of Arnold & Porter Kay Scholer LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellee Philip Morris USA, Inc.


Estella Purdue appeals the order that denied her motion to vacate a prior order that dismissed her case against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Philip Morris USA, Inc., for lack of prosecution.1 Because the trial court failed to hold an evidentiary hearing...

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