Legal Opinion
Jones v. American Tobacco Co.
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided April 23, 1998No. 5:97CV0593, 5:97CV0594PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
(Resolving Docket Nos. 38, 41-1, 41-2, 43 and 71).
(Resolving Docket Nos. 48, 51-1, 51-2, 55 and 78).
DOWD, District Judge.
J. INTRODUCTION
Before the Court are several motions that apply with equal force to both of the above cited cases. 1 Defendants R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation (as successor by merger to The American Tobacco Company), and Phillip Morris Incorporated filed a joint motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ third amended complaints pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Wright v. Brooke Group Ltd.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2002
- Guilbeault v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 2000
- John J. Glassner, for the Estate of Ella J. Glassner, Deceased v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Philip Morris, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Tompkins v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.District Court, N.D. New York · 2000
- Jocelyn Tompkin v. American Brands, Phillip Morris, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
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