Legal Opinion
Barnes v. American Tobacco Co. Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 17, 1997No. CIV. A. 96-5903PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
NEWCOMER, District Judge.
Presently before this Court are Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment Based on the Statute of Limitations, Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment Concerning Plaintiffs’ Contributory Negligence, Assumption of Risk and Consent to Exposure to Hazardous Substances, and Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment Concerning Plaintiffs’ Claims for Medical Monitoring, and plaintiffs’ response thereto, and defendants’ replies thereto.
I. Introduction
A. Procedural History
Plaintiffs 1 have filed suit against defendants, 2 seeking the establishment of a medical…
2Cases cited56 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Lujan v. National Wildlife FederationSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by14 opinions
- William Barnes v. The American Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Small v. Lorillard Tobacco Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Donovan v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2010
- Floyd v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2001
- DeNardo v. CorneloupAlaska Supreme Court · 2007
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