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R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO. v. SHEFFIELD

Case No. 5D17-2521.

266 So.3d 1230 (2019)

R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Appellant, v. Mary E. SHEFFIELD, Personal Representative of the Estate of Valton Sheffield, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied March 28, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Troy A. Fuhrman , and Marie A. Borland , of Hill Ward Henderson, Tampa, Brian C. Lea , Pro Hac Vice, of Jones Day, Atlanta, and Charles R. A. Morse , of Jones Day, New York, for Appellant.

David J. Sales , and Daniel R. Hoffman , of David J. Sales, P.A., Sarasota, and Melvin B. Wright , and Lisa Thomas , of Colling, Gilbert Wright & Carter, LLC, Orlando, for Appellee.

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