Legal Opinion
Burton v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided June 21, 2002No. 94-2202-JWLPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
LUNGSTRUM, District Judge.
• Introduction
Plaintiff filed this personal injury products liability action against defendant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (“Reynolds”) claiming that defendant’s cigarettes caused his peripheral vascular disease (“PVD”) and addiction. Plaintiff asserted that Reynolds manufactured a defective product, failed to warn him that smoking causes addiction and PVD, negligently failed to test or research its product, fraudulently concealed the fact that smoking cigarettes causes addiction and PVD, and conspired with other members of the tobacco industry…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by10 opinions
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