HOEFLING v. ALTRIA GROUP, INC.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JOHN J. “GUS” HOEFLING and CIVIL ACTION MARGARET HOEFLING, his wife, Plaintiffs, v. NO. 19-3847 U.S. SMOKELESS TOBACCO COMPANY, LLC, and PINKERTON TOBACCO CO. LP, Defendants. DuBois, J. December 30, 2020 M E M O R A N D U M I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs John J. “Gus” Hoefling and his wife Margaret Hoefling filed this product liability action against defendants Pinkerton Tobacco Co. L.P. (“Pinkerton”) and U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, LLC (“USSTC”), alleging that Gus Hoefling developed cancer as a result of using…