R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO. v. COATES

Case No. 5D19-2549.

308 So.3d 1068 (2020)

R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Appellant, v. Brinda COATES, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Lois Stucky, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Opinion filed October 23, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marie A. Borland and Troy A. Furman , of Hill, Ward & Henderson, P.A., Tampa, and Charles R.A. Morse , of Jones Day, New York, New York, and Brian C. Lea , Stephanie E. Parker , John M. Walker and Jason T. Burnette , of Jones Day, Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellant.

John S. Mills , Courtney Brewer , and Jonathan Martin , of Bishop & Mills, PLLC, Tallahassee, and Andrew B. Greenlee , of Andrew B. Greenlee, P.A., Sanford, for Appellee.


We deny Appellant's motion for rehearing, but grant Appellant's motion for certification.

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company ("Reynolds") appeals the final judgment rendered against it in a wrongful death action brought by Brinda Coates, individually and as the personal representative of the estate of her sister, Lois Stucky.

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