Legal Opinion
Guilbeault v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided January 12, 2000No. 98-035-LPublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
LAGUEUX, District Judge.
In January 1998, plaintiff Leo Guilbeault filed a complaint against defendant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Thereafter, defendant moved- to dismiss the complaint on the ground that it violated Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2), requiring that the complaint set forth “a short and plain statement of the claim[,]” and 8(e)(1), requiring the pleading to be “simple, concise, and direct.” Defendant’s motion was granted and plaintiff was given leave to file an amended complaint. Plaintiff then filed the First Amended Complaint which is now under…
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