Legal Opinion
Badon v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 12, 2006No. 05-1048PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
h Carrie Badon appeals the dismissal on summary judgment of her claim for punitive damages and her claims based on the “unreasonably dangerous per se ” doctrine in connection with her suit for damages against various tobacco defendants arising out of her contraction of cancer.1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
DISCUSSION OF THE RECORD
Carrie Badon filed suit for compensatory and punitive damages against numerous tobacco manufacturers and distributors, including R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Philip Morris U.S.A., Inc., Liggett & Myers, Inc.,…
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