Timothy Howard, J.D., Ph.D. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Margaret Harris as Personal Representative of the Estate of Richard Harris

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D19-2123 _____________________________ TIMOTHY HOWARD, J.D., PH.D., Appellant, v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY and MARGARET HARRIS as personal representative of the Estate of Richard Harris, Appellees. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Gadsden County. David Michael Frank, Judge. November 4, 2020 PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. ROBERTS, KELSEY, and JAY, JJ., concur.  _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Timothy Howard, J.D., Ph.D., of Howard & Associates, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant. Charles F. Beall, Jr., and Larry Hill of Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A., Pensacola; Jason T. Burnette, John M. Walker, Stephanie E. Parker, and Emily C. Baker of Jones Day, Atlanta, GA; Joyce D. McKinniss and Edward M. Carter of Jones Day, Columbus, OH; James R. Browning and Jacqueline M. Pasek of Jones Day, Cleveland, OH; Kenneth R. Hart of Ausley & McMullen, Tallahassee; Brian A. Jackson, Christopher P. Nease, and Connor J. Sears of Shook Hardy & Bacon, LLP, Kansas City, MO; Jonathan B. Harris of J.B. Harris, P.A., Miami, for Appellee R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Bard D. Rockenbach of Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A., West Palm Beach; Richard J. Diaz, Coral Gables; Carlos Santisteban, Jr., of Carlos Santisteban, Jr., P.A., Miami; Robert D. Trammell, Tallahassee, for Appellee Margaret Harris. 2