Legal Opinion
Hill v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided April 2, 1999No. 3:98-cv-00548PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HEYBURN, District Judge.
Wanda Ruth Hill alleges that her late-husband Roy Lee Hill died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused by smoking two packages of Winston or Salem cigarettes every day from 1959 until his death in 1996. Hill’s original complaint asserted claims of negligence and strict liability along with a claim under Kentucky’s Consumer Protection Act. After Reynolds moved the Court to dismiss that complaint, Hill moved to amend her complaint — actually to replace it with an entirely new complaint — raising claims of actual and constructive fraud,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Montgomery Elevator Co. v. McCullough Ex Rel. McCulloughKentucky Supreme Court · 1984
- Pemberton v. American Distilled Spirits Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1984
- Gilboy v. American Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
- Nichols Ex Rel. Nichols v. Union Underwear Co.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1980
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Spain v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2003
- Guilbeault v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 2000
- John J. Glassner, for the Estate of Ella J. Glassner, Deceased v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Philip Morris, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Tompkins v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.District Court, N.D. New York · 2000
- Wright v. Brooke Group Ltd.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2000
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