Legal Opinion

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Grossman

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 18, 2012No. 4D11-916PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company challenges the order awarding prevailing party costs to Jan Grossman, personal representative of the deceased. The underlying judgment has been reversed and remanded for a new trial on Phase II issues. See R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Grossman, 96 So.3d 917, 2012 WL 2400887 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012). Accordingly, the costs judgment based on that judgment must be reversed as well. See Mulato v. Mulato, *949734 So.2d 477, 478 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999) (citation omitted).

Reversed.

STEVENSON, HAZOURI and GERBER, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Mulato v. MulatoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  2. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. GrossmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Siegel v. J.P. Morgan Chase BankDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012