Legal Opinion
Haskin v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided February 26, 1998No. 97-445-CIV-ORL-18BPublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
G. KENDALL SHARP, District Judge.
In this action, which was removed from state court, plaintiff Betty Haskin (Haskin) is suing three cigarette manufacturers, two cigarette lobbying groups, and one cigarette retailer for a host of bodily injuries she allegedly suffered due to her use of cigarettes. She states her claims in a six-count amended complaint. The three cigarette-manufacturer defendants have jointly moved to dismiss Counts V and VI of that amended complaint which purportedly state claims for fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud, respectively. That motion is presently before the…
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