Butler v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BARBOUR, Chief Judge.

This cause is before the Court upon the Motion of Plaintiffs to Remand and for Sanctions. Having considered the Motion, supporting and opposing memoranda and attachments thereto, the Court finds that the Motion of Plaintiffs to Remand should be granted.

I. Background

Burl and Dean Butler, residents of Laurel, Mississippi, have filed this products liability suit against six tobacco products manufacturers (“tobacco manufacturers”), none being Mississippi residents for jurisdictional purposes, and four Mississippi tobacco retailers/distributors…