Department of Business and Professional Regulation v. Florida Association of Wholesale Distributors, Inc.

LUCAS, Judge.

In the proceedings below, Florida Association of Wholesale Distributors, Inc., and four of its member companies (collectively, FAWD) filed a complaint against the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (the Department) concerning the proper interpretation of a tobacco tax statute. In their two-count complaint, FAWD sought declaratory and injunctive relief against the Department. The Department has filed a notice of appeal seeking rdview of the circuit court’s order' on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. In its…