Tidwell v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., 259 So. 3d 308 (2018)

Dec. 5, 2018 · District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District · Nos. 3D17-1920 & 3D17-1916
259 So. 3d 308

Janice S. TIDWELL, etc. and Mertice Linton, etc., Appellants,
v.
PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC., and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Appellees.

Nos. 3D17-1920 & 3D17-1916

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Opinion filed December 5, 2018

Wasson & Associates, Chartered and Roy D. Wasson ; Howard M. Acosta (St. Petersburg), for appellants.

King & Spalding LLP, William L. Durham II and Chad A. Peterson (Atlanta, GA); Arnold & Porter and Geoffrey J. Michael (Washington, D.C.), for appellees.

Before SALTER, LOGUE and LUCK, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Gaff v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 129 So.3d 1142, 1145 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013) ; see also Uffner v. Philip Morris USA Inc., 46 F.Supp.3d 1339, 1345 (M.D. Fla. 2014).