Cynthia Robinson, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Michael Johnson, Sr. vs R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al.
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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D19-2893 _____________________________ CYNTHIA ROBINSON, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Michael Johnson, Sr., Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO., et al., Appellees/Cross-Appellants. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County. W. Joel Boles, Judge. September 29, 2021 PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. See R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Prentice, 290 So. 3d 963, 966 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019), review granted, No. SC20-291, 2020 WL 4590156 (Fla. Aug. 11, 2020). Because the direct appeal is affirmed, the cross-appeal is dismissed. See R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Brown, 286 So. 3d 877 (Fla. 5th DCA 2019) (dismissing conditional cross-appeal as moot when affirming issues raised on appeal). ROWE, C.J., and M.K. THOMAS and NORDBY, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Douglas F. Eaton of Eaton & Wolk, P.L., Miami; Willie E. Gary, Charles L. Scott, Larry A. Strauss, and Diana Correa of Gary, Williams, Parenti, Watson & Gary, P.L.L.C., Stuart; and Howard M. Acosta of the Law Offices of Howard M. Acosta, St. Petersburg, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee. Charles F. Beall and Larry Hill of Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A., Pensacola; Stephanie E. Parker, John M. Walker, Emily C. Baker, and Brian C. Lea of Jones Day, Atlanta, Georgia; and Charles R.A. Morse of Jones Day, New York, New York, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants. 2
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