Legal Opinion
Sackman v. Liggett Group, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 9, 1997No. 93 CV 4166 (ADS)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge:
This lawsuit arises from the claims of the plaintiffs, Janet Sackman (“Sackman” or the “plaintiff’) and her husband Joseph Sack-man (“Joseph” collectively the “plaintiffs”) against the defendant Liggett Group, Inc. (“Liggett” or the “defendant”) based on personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff which she contends were the result of her smoking cigarettes manufactured by the defendant. According to the plaintiffs, Liggett concealed information regarding the health risks of smoking. As a result, Sackman asserts that she continued to…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- Western World Insurance Company v. Stack Oil, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Voss v. Black & Decker Manufacturing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- West v. Caterpillar Tractor Company, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1976
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