Legal Opinion
Small v. Lorillard Tobacco Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 28, 1997PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Charles Edward Ramos, J.
*417The motions pending before this court are hereby consolidated for purposes of disposition.1
These are five purported class actions brought by plaintiffs whom the defendants allegedly induced by fraudulent means to become cigarette smokers. They seek to recover monies spent to purchase cigarettes. In each action, defendants move to dismiss the complaint on all or one of the following grounds: lack of personal jurisdiction over certain parent and holding companies of the cigarette manufacturers; lack of subject matter jurisdiction over claims preempted…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Burger King Corp. v. RudzewiczSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Guggenheimer v. GinzburgNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Oswego Laborers' Local 214 Pension Fund v. Marine Midland Bank, N. A.New York Court of Appeals · 1995
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Small v. Lorillard Tobacco Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1999
- Wright v. Brooke Group Ltd.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2002
- Laborers Local 17 Health & Benefit Fund v. Philip Morris, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1998
- Simon v. Philip Morris, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2000
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Jersey, Inc. v. Philip Morris, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2001
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