Legal Opinion

Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided January 5, 1990No. Nos. 88-5732, 88-5770, 88-5771, 88-5784PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page

I. Introduction . 546

II. The Relevant Facts Adduced at Trial. 548

III. Procedural History. 552

IV. Should Mrs. Cipollone’s Post-1965 Conduct Have Been Considered in Deciding Her Comparative Fault on the Failure to Warn Claim?.556

V. Did the District Court Otherwise Err in Instructing the Jury on the Failure to Warn Claim?. 559

VI. Did the District Court Err in Failing to Instruct the Jury That Mrs. Cipollone’s Nonreliance on Liggett’s Safety Advertisements Would Prevent Her From Recovering on Her Express Warranty Claim?. 563

VII. Did the District Court Err…

2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. PaulSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Maryland v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Suter v. San Angelo Foundry & MacHine CompanySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
  5. Feldman v. Lederle LaboratoriesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. William Barnes v. The American Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
  2. Gilboy v. American Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
  3. Kelleher v. Marvin Lumber & Cedar Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 2005
  4. Kyte v. Philip Morris Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
  5. Allgood v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996

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