Legal Opinion
Lyantie Townsend, etc. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided June 9, 2016No. SC15-722PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the First District Court of Appeal in R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Townsend, 160 So.3d 570 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015). In its decision, the district court certified a question of great public importance to this Court. See id. at 575. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.
BACKGROUND
After lengthy and protracted litigation, this case is here for a determination of whether R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (“R.J. Reynolds”), the Respondent, owes Lyantie Townsend, the Petitioner, $768,205.48 in disputed post-judgment interest. The…
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