Legal Opinion
Hearn v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
District Court, D. Arizona
Decided August 19, 2003No. CIV-02-1517-PHX-ROSPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
SILVER, District Judge.
I. Introduction
Plaintiffs, Robert Hearn, personally and on behalf of his deceased wife, Winona M. Hearn, and her daughter Lori Ann Peterson, seek relief for damages they have suffered as a result of Winona Hearn’s smoking-related death. The Defendants in this action, producers of the cigarettes consumed by Winona Hearn, include R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings Inc., British American Tobacco Industries, Pic., and Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation. Defendants petition this Court to dismiss Plaintiffs’ Complaint. For the reasons stated below, this Court will grant…
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