Guidry v. United States Tobacco Co.

DENNIS, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs-Appellants Charles and Charlene Guidry appeal from the district court’s dismissal, for lack of personal jurisdiction, of their civil actions against Defendants-Appellees, Smokeless Tobacco Council, Inc.; Smokeless Tobacco Research Council, Inc.; Tobacco Institute, Inc.; and, Council for Tobacco Research— USA, Inc. Concluding that the plaintiffs have established a prima facie showing of personal jurisdiction sufficient to avoid dismissal without an evidentiary hearing, we reverse and remand.

I. Facts and Procedural History

Charles and Charlene Guidry, residents…