Legal Opinion
Smith v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 19, 1998No. Civ.A. 97-2711 SSHPublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
HARRIS, District Judge.
Before the Court are defendants’ joint motion to dismiss, plaintiffs’ opposition thereto, and defendants’ reply. The motivation for this case is injuries suffered by plaintiff Betty Smith allegedly caused by her smoking cigarettes manufactured by defendants Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., and Philip Morris, Inc., (collectively the “tobacco companies”). 1 Compl. ¶ 8. Mrs. Smith alleges that she became addicted to cigarettes shortly after she began smoking in 1945 and that, as a result, she was unable to quit smoking until…
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