Legal Opinion
Smith v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided May 22, 1997No. 96-0459-CV-W-3PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION
SMITH, District Judge.
Pending is Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied.
7. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Barbara Smith (“Smith”) was born in 1927; she smoked her first cigarette in 1942 when she lived in Nashville, Tennessee. Plaintiffs Depo. at 9, 90. From 1949 to 1990, her cigarette of choice was Kools, which are manufactured by Defendant; prior to that time she smoked cigarettes manufactured by a different company, and the record does not reflect her brand-preference after 1990.…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Dianne Castano v. The American Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- In Re American Medical Systems, Inc. Pfizer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Gasoline Products Co. v. Champlin Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Woodrow Sterling v. Velsicol Chemical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Valentino v. Carter-Wallace, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Henry Schein, Inc. v. StromboeTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- William Barnes v. The American Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Philip Morris Inc. v. AngelettiCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2000
- Bouaphakeo v. Tyson Foods, Inc.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2008
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