Legal Opinion
Arturet-Vélez v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 14, 2005No. 04-2578PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal by Maribel Arturet Vélez (“Maribel”), plaintiff in the district court, from the dismissal of her complaint in a wrongful death case. The defendants in the district court were four major tobacco companies (“the companies”): R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Liggett Group, Inc., Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co., and The American Tobacco Company. The dismissal was on the ground that the statute of limitations barred the suit.
Maribel is the daughter of Angel Luis Arturet Concepción (“Angel”), who died in March 1999. On September 26, 2003, Maribel brought the…
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