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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
Decided December 28, 2001No. 00-40658PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
278 F.3d 417
Ruth E. HUGHES, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Sherman Hughes, Sr., Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant,
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., Defendants-Appellees.
Carlis Cole; et al., Plaintiffs,
Carlis Cole; Charles Cole; Louis Ardoin; Charles Banks; Ruth Davis; Donald French; Lois French; Linda Goodwin; Daniel…
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