FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2025-2219 _____________________________ JAMES HINES, Petitioner, v. VERTOL SYSTEMS COMPANY, INC., Respondent. _____________________________

Petition for Writ of Certiorari—Original Jurisdiction.

November 14, 2025

PER CURIAM.

DENIED.

ROBERTS, WINOKUR, and NORDBY, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Charles F. Beall, Jr. of Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A., Pensacola, for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.