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ALBRIGHT v. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.

Civ. A. Nos. 65-1155, 77-382 and 77-427.

463 F.Supp. 1220 (1979)

Charles M. ALBRIGHT, Administrator of the Estate of Charles Albright, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, a corporation, Plaintiff, v. Charles M. ALBRIGHT, Administrator of the Estate of Charles Albright, Deceased, Defendant. Charles M. ALBRIGHT, Administrator of the Estate of Charles Albright, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, a corporation, and Gerald J. Weber, Defendants.

United States District Court, W. D. Pennsylvania.

January 22, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth W. Behrend, Mark B. Aronson, Behrend & Aronson, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Charles M. Albright.

Harold R. Schmidt, Raymond G. Hasley, John R. Riordan, Jr., Rose, Schmidt & Dixon, Pittsburgh, Pa., for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Henry Barr, Asst. U. S. Atty., Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendant Gerald J. Weber.

OPINION

COHILL, District Judge.

A review of the history of these related cases may provide a clue as to why the State and Federal court systems are so submerged in a morass of vexatious, over-litigated and sometimes frivolous claims that those cases which deserve the attention of the courts are often short-changed in terms of judicial time and so delayed that responsive and effective justice may be denied.

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