Legal Opinion
Jocelyn Tompkin v. American Brands, Phillip Morris, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 24, 2000No. 98-4445PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNathaniel R. Jones, J., joined by Clay, J.,
DAVID A. NELSON, J. (pp. 576-80), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Jocelyn Tompkin, the widow of decedent David Tompkin, brought the underlying products liability suit against Defendants-Appellees The American Tobacco Company, Phillip Morris, Inc., Lorillard Tobacco Co., Lorillard, Inc., and Liggett Group. Mrs. Tompkin asserted that Defendants’ cigarettes were defective under the Ohio Products Liability Act (“OPLA”), and that these defective products caused her husband’s death. Mrs. Tompkin also…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Temple v. Wean United, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1977
- Food & Drug Administration v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Gene Autrey Adams v. Paul MetivaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Terry Barr Sales Agency, Inc. v. All-Lock Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Rivera v. Philip Morris, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Wimbush Ex Rel. Estate of Buchanan v. WyethCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
- Tompkin v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- John J. Glassner, for the Estate of Ella J. Glassner, Deceased v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Philip Morris, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Evans v. Lorillard Tobacco Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
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