R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, ET AL. vs ROSEMARIE C. GRAFFEO INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, ET AL.

Annotate this Case

Download PDF

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Appellant, v. ROSEMARIE C. GRAFFEO, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of FRANK GRAFFEO; PHILIP MORRIS USA INC., and LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY, Appellees. Opinion filed December 6, 2019. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Pasco County; Declan P. Mansfield, Judge. Marie Attaway Borland and Troy A. Fuhrman of Hill Ward Henderson, Tampa; and Charles R.A. Morse of Jones Day, New York, New York for Appellant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Maegen P. Luka and Celene H. Humphries of Brannock & Humphries, Tampa; Eric D. Roslansky of The Ruth Law Team, St. Petersburg; Brent R. Bigger and Shane A. Newlands of Paul ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 2D18-4007 Knopf Bigger, PLLC, Tampa, for Appellee Rosemarie C. Graffeo. No appearance for remaining Appellees. PER CURIAM. Affirmed. VILLANTI, SALARIO, and ROTHSTEIN-YOUAKIM, JJ., Concur. -2-

Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.