Legal Opinion
Brown v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 4, 1995No. 94-30263Published
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 94-30263 CARL O. BROWN, JR., Plaintiff-Appellant, versus R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, ET AL., Defendants, R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, ET AL., Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (May 5, 1995) Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH, and STEWART, Circuit Judges. PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge: Carl Brown filed this products liability suit against various cigarette manufacturers, claiming they were responsible for his throat cancer. The district court granted…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Cole v. Celotex Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- Corsey v. State, Through Dept. of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Halphen v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- Harvey v. Dixie Graphics, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
- Cole v. Celotex Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
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