R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Thibault

Full title: R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Appellant, v. Robert THIBAULT, Personal…

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Date published: Oct 13, 2014

148 So. 3d 168 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

Opinion

No. 1D13–4312.

2014-10-13

R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Appellant, v. Robert THIBAULT, Personal Representative of the Estate of Evelyn Thibault, Individually as Surviving Spouse, and on behalf of the Estate, Appellee.

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County. Terry D. Terrell, Judge. Gregory G. Katsas of Jones Day, Washington, D.C., and Charles F. Beall, Jr., of Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A., Pensacola, for Appellant. John G. Crabtree and George R. Baise, Jr., of Crabtree & Associates, P.A., Key Biscayne, and Richard J. Diaz, of Richard J. Diaz, P.A., Coral Gables, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County. Terry D. Terrell, Judge.
Gregory G. Katsas of Jones Day, Washington, D.C., and Charles F. Beall, Jr., of Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A., Pensacola, for Appellant. John G. Crabtree and George R. Baise, Jr., of Crabtree & Associates, P.A., Key Biscayne, and Richard J. Diaz, of Richard J. Diaz, P.A., Coral Gables, for Appellee.
PER CURIAM.

We affirm all points raised on appeal. We write only to confirm our position that appellant's proposed jury instruction on the statute of repose was properly denied. See Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Buchanan, –––So.3d –––– (Fla. 1st DCA 2014); R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Hiott, 129 So.3d 473, 478 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014). In so holding,as we did in Buchanan, we certify conflict with Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Hess, 95 So.3d 254 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012), rev. granted,137 So.3d 1020 (Fla.2013) (table).

AFFIRMED. ROBERTS, MARSTILLER, and SWANSON, JJ., concur.