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R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO. v. SCHLEIDER

No. 3D15-1634.

273 So.3d 63 (2018)

R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Diane SCHLEIDER, etc., Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied February 14, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

King & Spalding LLP, and William L. Durham II , Chad A. Peterson , Val Leppert (Atlanta, Georgia), and Scott M. Edson and Ashley C. Parrish (Washington, DC); Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, P.A., and Benjamine Reid , Douglas J. Chumbley , Jeffrey A. Cohen , and Olga M. Vieira , for appellant/cross-appellee.

Alex Alvarez ; Gary M. Paige (Davie, Florida); The Mills Firm, P.A., and John S. Mills and Courtney Brewer (Tallahassee), for appellee/cross-appellant.

Before ROTHENBERG, C.J., and EMAS and LOGUE, JJ.

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company appeals the final judgment entered in favor of Diane Schleider, the wife and personal representative of the Estate of Andrew Schleider, and Suzanne LeMehaute, their daughter. We affirm and write only to address R.J. Reynolds' challenge to the closing arguments and the size of the damage awards.

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