Legal Opinion
Waterhouse v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided June 3, 2003No. CIV.PJM 02-2446PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MESSITTE, District Judge.
I
Robert Waterhouse has sued R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, cigarette manufacturers, for injuries he allegedly sustained in using their products. 1 The suit proceeds in several counts: Count I (Negligence), Count II (Strict Liability), Count III (False Representation), Count IV (Deceit/Fraudulent Concealment), Count V (Civil Conspiracy), Count VI (Breach of Express Warranty), Count IX (there are no Counts VII and VIII) (False and Misleading Advertising) and Count X (Punitive Damages). Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Republican Party of North Carolina v. MartinCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- American Tobacco Co., Inc. v. GrinnellTexas Supreme Court · 1997
- Fayetteville Investors v. Commercial Builders, Incorporated American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re Neurontin Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2009
- Mulford v. Altria Group, Inc.District Court, D. New Mexico · 2007
- Waterhouse v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
- Waterhouse v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 2005
- Fleck v. General Motors LLC, 14-CV-8176District Court, S.D. New York · 2016
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