Case Name: LIGGETT GROUP, INC., Appellant, v. Beverly DAVIS, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2008-02-20
Citations: 973 So. 2d 684
Docket Number: No. 4D04-3811
Parties: LIGGETT GROUP, INC., Appellant, v. Beverly DAVIS, Appellee.
Judges: WARNER, GROSS, JJ., and SCOLA, JACQUELINE HOGAN, Associate Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 973
Pages: 684–685

Head Matter:
LIGGETT GROUP, INC., Appellant, v. Beverly DAVIS, Appellee.
No. 4D04-3811.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Feb. 20, 2008.
Alvin B. Davis, P.A., of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Miami, Kelly A. Luther of Clarke Silverglate & Campbell, P.A., and Aaron H. Marks, Leonard A. Feiwus, and Julie R. Fischer of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, LLP, appellant.
Daniel F. O’Shea and Angel M. Reyes of Reyes, O’Shea & Coloca, P.A., Coral Gables, for appellee.

Opinion:
ON MOTION FOR CERTIFICATION
PER CURIAM.
We grant Liggett Group, Inc.'s motion for certification and certify the following as questions of great public importance:
1. Is a plaintiff required to establish an alternative safer design in order to prevail on a design defect claim for an inherently dangerous product?
2. Should Florida adopt the Restatement (Third) of Torts for design defect cases?
WARNER, GROSS, JJ., and SCOLA, JACQUELINE HOGAN, Associate Judge, concur.