R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO. v. WHITMIRE

No. 1D17-1986.

260 So.3d 536 (2018)

R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Appellant, v. James WHITMIRE, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Evelyn Whitmire, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 18, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Beall, Jr. , of Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A., Pensacola; Emily C. Baker of Jones Day, Atlanta, GA; Edward M. Carter and Kenneth M. Grose of Jones Day, Columbus, OH; Charles R. A. Morse of Jones Day, New York, NY; Michael A. Carvin , Jones Day, Washington, D.C.; Kenneth R. Hart of Ausley McMullen, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

David J. Sales and Daniel R. Hoffman of David J. Sales, P.A., Sarasota, for Appellee.


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