Case ID: so3d_99/html/0630-02.html
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Author: {"author": "TORPY, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Appellant, v. Stella KOBALLA, Appellee.
    No. 5D11-2914.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
    Oct. 26, 2012.
    Benjamine Reid and Cristina Alonso of Carlton Fields, P.A., Miami, and Gregory G. Katsas and Donald B. Ayer of Jones Day, Washington, D.C., for Appellant.
    J. Lester Kaney of Law Office of J. Lester Kaney, Ormond Beach, for Appel-lee.
   ON MOTION FOR WRITTEN OPINION

TORPY, J.

We grant the motion for written opinion, withdraw our previous per curiam decision and affirm in all respects. Regarding Appellant’s due process argument, we agree with the decision of the Second District in Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. Douglas, 83 So.3d 1002 (Fla. 2d DCA 2012). We certify the following question of great public importance to the supreme court:

DOES ACCEPTING AS RES JUDICA-TA THE EIGHT PHASE I FINDINGS APPROVED IN ENGLE V. LIGGETT GROUP, INC., 945 So.2d 1246 (Fla. 2006), VIOLATE THE TOBACCO COMPANIES’ DUE PROCESS RIGHTS GUARANTEED BY THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION?

PALMER and COHEN, JJ., concur.