Legal Opinion
Michael S. Dahl David Scott Huber v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 28, 2007No. 06-1776PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Michael S. Dahl and David Scott Huber filed this action in the Minnesota District Court alleging that R.J. Reynolds’ practice of marketing and selling “light” cigarettes violated state consumer protection statutes and constituted common law fraud. After defendants unsuccessfully attempted to remove the case to federal court on diversity grounds, plaintiffs’ claims were dismissed as preempted by federal law. Plaintiffs appealed the dismissal to the Minnesota Court of Appeals. While their appeal was pending, our court decided Watson v. Philip Morris Companies, 420 F.3d 852…
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