Legal Opinion
Sanchez v. Liggett & Myers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 25, 1999No. 98-40679PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
Reyes R. Sanchez began smoking in or around 1957, at the age of ten. Over the course of his life he smoked several different brands of cigarettes. In 1995, Sanchez was diagnosed with throat cancer. He died in 1996. The plaintiffs in this case, referred to herein as “Sanchez Family,” are Sanchez’s estate, surviving spouse, and heirs or statutory beneficiaries at law. The defendants, referred to herein as “Tobacco Companies,” are cigarette manufacturers and companies engaged in various tobacco industry related activities.
The Sanchez Family brought this lawsuit in state…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- American Tobacco Co., Inc. v. GrinnellTexas Supreme Court · 1997
- Amstadt v. United States Brass Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1996
- Schlumberger Well Surveying Corp. v. Nortex Oil & Gas Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1968
- Allgood v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Rubalcaba v. Pacific/Atlantic Crop Exchange, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1997
3Cited by34 opinions
- Ruth E. Hughes, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Sherman Hughes, Sr., Deceased v. The Tobacco Institute, Inc. Philip Morris, Inc. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. B.A.T. Industries Plc Lorillard Tobacco Co. The American Tobacco Company Liggett Group, Inc. United States Tobacco Company the Council for Tobacco Research Usa, Inc., Carlis Cole, Carlis Cole Charles Cole Louis Ardoin Charles Banks Ruth Davis Donald French Lois French Linda Goodwin Daniel Hughes Barbara Orr Darrell Orr, Sr. Dale Sonnier Agnes Vondy, Individually & as Representative of the Estate of Luanne Davis, Deceased Kaffie Williams, Individually & as Representative of the Estate of Jules Williams, Sr., Deceased Frank O'Pry Joseph Wray, the Son of Thomas H. Wray, Deceased, & Paula Wray Ewing, of the Estate of Thomas H. Wray, Deceased Patricia Gibson, Individually & as Representative of the Estate of Danny Gibson, Deceased & as Next Friend of Paul Gibson, Patrick Gibson, Bryan Gibson, Gayla Gibson & Gabrielle Gibson, Minors, Steven Faircloth, Intervenor v. The Tobacco Institute, Inc. Philip Morris, Incorporated Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company B.A.T. Industries Plc Lorillard Tobacco Company the American Tobacco Company Liggett Group, Inc. United States Tobacco Company the Council for Tobacco Research Usa, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Rexford Kipps, Carol Kipps and Kyle Kipps v. James Caillier, Ray Authement, Nelson J. Schexnayder, Jr., and Nelson StokleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
- Guilbeault v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 2000
- Green v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Wright v. Brooke Group Ltd.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2000
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