IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Appellant, Case No. 5D23-84 v. LT Case No. 2008-CA-000403-DDXX-MA

KATHLEEN WYDRA, Appellee. ________________________________/ Decision filed May 9, 2023 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County, Eric C. Roberson, Judge.

Charles R.A. Morse, of Jones Day, New York, NY, and Jason T.

Burnette, of Jones Day, Atlanta, GA, and Marie A. Borland and Troy A.

Fuhrman, of Hill Ward Henderson, Tampa, for Appellant.

Richard J. Lantinberg and Allen Jay Plotkin, of Jax Litigation Group PA, Jacksonville, and Charlie E. Farah, Jr., and Eddie Farah, of Farah & Farah, P.A., Jacksonville, and Rodney W. Smith and Dawn M.

Vallejos-Nichols, of Avera & Smith LLP, Gainesville, and Thomas J.

Seider, of Brannock Berman & Seider, Tampa, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.

LAMBERT, C.J., MAKAR and SOUD, JJ., concur.