Legal Opinion
Shaw v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided August 15, 1997No. Civil B-95-3280PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. BLACK, Jr., Senior District Judge.
Presently pending before the Court are a Motion to Dismiss (Paper 4) and a Motion to Dismiss Counts IX and X of Amended Complaint (Paper 12), both filed on behalf of defendant Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation (“Brown & Williamson”). On Octo ber 31, 1995, plaintiffs Robert T. Shaw (“Shaw”) and Beatrice Shaw, who are husband and wife, filed a products liability lawsuit against Brown & Williamson. Their eight-count complaint alleges battery (Count I); products liability/defective design (Count II); products liability/defective design inherently…
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