Legal Opinion
Palmer v. Liggett Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 25, 1987No. 86-1525PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.
This interlocutory appeal presents one highly disputed issue: whether the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1331 et seq. (the Act), preempts the Palmers’ smoking and health related claims that challenge either the adequacy of the federal warning on cigarette packages or the propriety of Liggett’s advertising and promotion of cigarettes. In deference to the congressional declaration that (i) cigarettes be labeled uniformly and (ii) a balance be struck between the priority given to tobacco commerce and to our national health policy,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- San Diego Building Trades Council v. GarmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Hines v. DavidowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by78 opinions
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- Patricia M. Wood v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
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