Legal Opinion
Christi Thompson v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 30, 2014No. 13-3005PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
After Michael Thompson’s death from throat cancer in 2009, his wife Christi Thompson and the couple’s children (collectively the Thompsons) brought this wrongful death action in state court against cigarette manufacturers R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Philip Morris USA, Inc., retailer MFA Petroleum Company, Inc., and wholesale distributor Barber & Sons Company. 2 The defendants removed the case to federal court, arguing that both of the nonmanufacturers had been fraudulently joined.
The defendants also moved to dismiss on the grounds that the family’s claims were…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Junk Ex Rel. T.J. v. Terminix International Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
- Heather Wilkinson v. Jacob Allen Shackelford Michelin North America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
- O'GRADY v. BrownSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
- Bockelman v. MCI Worldcom, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
- Lawrence v. Beverly ManorSupreme Court of Missouri · 2009
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Jassmine D. Adams v. Toyota Motor CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
- Sonya Hubbard v. Federated Mutual Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
- Anderson v. Philip Morris USA Inc.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 2021
- Barry v. 3M CompanyDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2024
- Baum v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2020
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