Townsend v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., SC15–722.

Decision Date12 May 2015
Docket NumberNo. SC15–722.,SC15–722.
Citation171 So.3d 124 (Table)
PartiesLyantie TOWNSEND, etc., Petitioner(s) v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Respondent(s).
CourtFlorida Supreme Court
Opinion

The Court accepts jurisdiction and dispenses with oral argument pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.320.

Petitioner's brief on the merits shall be served on or before June 8, 2015; respondent's brief on the merits shall be served twenty days after service of petitioner's brief on the merits; and petitioner's reply brief on the merits shall be served twenty days after service of respondent's brief on the merits.

The Clerk of the First District Court of Appeal shall file the record which shall be properly indexed and paginated on or before July 13, 2015. The record shall include the briefs filed in the district court separately indexed. The Clerk may provide the record in the format as currently maintained at the district court, either paper or electronic. If an electronic record, the Clerk of the First District Court of Appeal should contact the Clerk of this Court for instructions on transmittal of the electronic record.

LABARGA, C.J., and QUINCE, CANADY, POLSTON, and PERRY, JJ., concur.

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  • Townsend v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
    • United States
    • Florida Supreme Court
    • 9 Junio 2016
    ...STATUTES DO NOT APPLY TO A JUDGMENT ENTERED PRIOR TO JULY 1, 2011?Id. at 575. We accepted jurisdiction. See Townsend v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 171 So.3d 124 (Fla.2015). However, we believe the question is better articulated as:DOES THE 2011 AMENDMENT TO SECTION 55.03(3), FLORIDA STATUTE......
  • McGlaughlin v. Farren (In re Estate of Farren)
    • United States
    • Court of Chancery of Delaware
    • 19 Enero 2016
    ...160 So.3d at 575. The court certified its ruling to the Florida Supreme Court, which accepted review. See Townsend v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 171 So.3d 124 (Fla.2015) (TABLE). The Florida Supreme Court has not issued its decision, but because of the exclusion for child support orders, it......

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