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CHUSTZ v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.

Civil Action No. 93-710-B.

961 F.Supp. 143 (1996)

Elsie CHUSTZ, Donald Wayne Chustz, George Dewayne Chustz, James Ray Chustz and Patsy Lynn Chustz Harris v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY and the American Tobacco Company.

United States District Court, M.D. Louisiana.

November 25, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean Duvall Fagan, George R. Covert, James L. Piker, Baton Rouge, for Plaintiffs.

John William Hite, III, Sally A. Shushan, Robert E. Winn, Sessions & Fishman, L.L.P., New Orleans, for American Tobacco Co.

RULING ON MOTION FOR DETERMINATION OF LAW GOVERNING THIS ACTION

POLOZOLA, District Judge.

The American Tobacco Company ("American") seeks to have the Court determine what law governs this action. Specifically, the Court must determine whether the Louisiana Products Liability Act ("LPLA") applies under the facts of this case. In reasons which follow, the Court finds that the LPLA does apply.

The plaintiffs filed this suit on August 13, 1993, seeking...

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