( April 24, 2026, 8:28 AM EDT) -- MIAMI — A Florida appellate court entered an order dismissing an appeal after a notice of voluntary dismissal was filed by a former smoker of Parliament and Marlboro-brand cigarettes with heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), thereby dropping his appeal of a state court’s defense verdict dismissing his defective design claims prior to any briefing in the case....