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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company v. Sharon Block, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Lillian Kaplan, Deceased

Paid petition · District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District, No. 4D16-141 · judgment April 27, 2017

Dismissed · January 10, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael A. Carvin
Jones Day

For respondent
Richard B. Rosenthal
The Law Offices of Richard B. Rosenthal, P.A.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
17A66

Proceedings

  1. Jan 10 2018
    Stipulation to dismiss the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 46 received.
  2. Jan 10 2018
    Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
  3. Nov 17 2017
    Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including January 16, 2018.
  4. Oct 25 2017
    Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 15, 2017.
  5. Oct 16 2017
    Response Requested. (Due November 15, 2017)
  6. Oct 11 2017
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2017.
  7. Sep 26 2017
    Waiver of right of respondent Sharon Block to respond filed.
  8. Sep 25 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 25, 2017)
  9. Jul 18 2017
    Application (17A66) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until September 24, 2017.
  10. Jul 14 2017
    Application (17A66) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 26, 2017 to September 24, 2017, submitted to Justice Thomas.