Court Opinion

ID: 4372131
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Date Created: 2019-02-28 15:03:09.483632+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:29:37.312067
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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
                STATE OF FLORIDA
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                         No. 1D18-4938
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R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO
COMPANY,

    Appellant,

    v.

MICHAEL OLSON, as Personal
Representative of the Estate of
Floyd Olson,

    Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County.
Eric C. Roberson, Judge.

                       February 28, 2019

PER CURIAM.

     Because the circuit court’s September 28, 2018, “Order
Denying Defendant’s renewed Motion for a Directed Verdict or
Alternatively for a New Trial,” was final, the notice of appeal
filed on November 28, 2018, was untimely. Accordingly, this is
appeal is dismissed. Appellant may seek relief pursuant to
Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.540.

BILBREY, WINOKUR, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur.
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    Not final until disposition of any timely and
    authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
    9.331.
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David C. Reeves, Robert B. Parrish and Jeffrey A. Yarbrough of
Moseley, Prichard, Parrish, Knight & Jones, Jacksonville; Jason
T. Burnette and Stephanie E. Parker of Jones Day, Atlanta,
Georgia; Charles R.A. Morse of Jones Day, New York, NY, for
Appellant.

Gary Paige of Gordon & Doner, P.A., Davie; Celene H.
Humphries, Maegen Peek Luka and Thomas J. Seider of
Brannock & Humphries, Tampa; Charles Farah and Eddie Farah
of Farah & Farah, Jacksonville; Randy Rosenblum of Dolan
Dobrinsky & Rosenblum, LLP, Miami; Richard J. Lantinberg,
Norwood S. Wilner and Jay Plotkin of The Wilner Firm,
Jacksonville, for Appellee.

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