Legal Opinion
LaBelle Ex Rel. LaBelle v. Philip Morris, Inc.
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided July 5, 2001No. CIV.A.2-98-3235-23PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DUFFY, District Judge.
This matter is before the court upon Defendant Philip Morris’ Motion for Summary Judgment as to all of Plaintiff Donald Labelle’s claims in this action. 1 For the following reasons, the Motion is granted.
The court was advised on July 5, 2001 that Plaintiff and Defendants Liggett & Myers, The Brooke Group, and Liggett Group have reached a settlement. Accordingly this order will not refer to those defendants.
I. BACKGROUND
Christine Labelle allegedly began smoking cigarettes in the summer of 1970 at the age of fourteen. When she began smoking regularly, she smoked…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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