Legal Opinion
In Re Tobacco Litigation
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 2, 2005No. 32552PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Justice MAYNARD delivered the Opinion of the Court.
Justice STARCHER concurs and reserves the right to file a concurring opinion.
Justice BENJAMIN concurs and reserves the right to file a concurring opinion.
MAYNARD, Justice.
This case concerns the following certified question from the Circuit Court of Ohio County:
Does the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution, as interpreted by State Farm v. Campbell, preclude a bifurcated trial plan in a consolidated action consisting of personal injury claims of approximately 1,000 individual smokers, wherein Phase I of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- BMW of North America, Inc. v. GoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. HaslipSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- TXO Production Corp. v. Alliance Resources Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Gallapoo v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by8 opinions
- SER American Electric Power v. Hon. David W. Nibert, JudgeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2016
- SER J.C., a Minor v. Hon. James P. Mazzone, Lead Presiding JudgeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2014
- University Commons Riverside Home Owners Ass'n v. University Commons Morgantown, LLCWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2013
- In Re Tobacco LitigationWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2005
- In Re: Tobacco Litigation Ronald Accord v. Phillip Morris USAWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2014
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.