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analogizing to the necessity of securing a court order for a non-party rejoining an action under Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.250(c), as well as an intervening party under Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.230
Summary of this case from Uffner v. Philip Morris U.S. Inc.Opinion
No. 1D13–0492.
2014-01-23
Philip YON, Appellant, v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY; Philip Morris USA, Inc.; Lorillard Tobacco Company; Lorillard, Inc.; Liggett Group, LLC (f/k/a Liggett Group, Inc., f/k/a Brooke Group, Ltd., Inc., f/k/a Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company); and Vector Group Ltd., Inc. (f/k/a Brooke Group, Ltd., Inc.), Appellees.
An appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County, John Cooper, Judge. Robert G. Kerrigan of Kerrigan, Estess, Rankin, McLeod & Thompson, LLP, Pensacola, for Appellant. Charles F. Beall, Jr., of Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A., Pensacola; Gregory G. Katsas of Jones Day, Washington, D.C., for Appellee R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
An appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County, John Cooper, Judge.
Robert G. Kerrigan of Kerrigan, Estess, Rankin, McLeod & Thompson, LLP, Pensacola, for Appellant. Charles F. Beall, Jr., of Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A., Pensacola; Gregory G. Katsas of Jones Day, Washington, D.C., for Appellee R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Geoffrey J. Michael of Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellee Philip Morris USA, Inc.
PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. Gaff v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 129 So.3d 1142 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013); Roughton v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 129 So.3d 1145 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013). THOMAS, MARSTILLER, and MAKAR, JJ., concur.