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SACKMAN v. LIGGETT GROUP, INC.

No. 93 CV 4166 (ADS).

965 F.Supp. 391 (1997)

Janet and Joseph SACKMAN, Plaintiffs, v. LIGGETT GROUP, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

June 9, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Humphrey, Farrington & Mcclain, P.C., Independence, MO, for Plaintiffs; Kenneth B. McClain, Gregory, Leyh, of counsel.

Kelly, Sackman, Spollen & Upton, Greenlawn, NY, for Plaintiffs; David Sackman, of counsel.

Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, New York City, for Defendant; Michael M. Fay, Aaron H. Marks, of counsel.

Debevoise & Plimpton, New York City, for Intervenors Council for Tobacco Research, U.S.A., Inc.; Steven Klugman, Harry Zirlin, of counsel.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York City, for Intervenors Philip Morris, Inc.; Herbert M. Wachtell, Peter C. Hein, David M. Murphy, of counsel.

Chadbourne & Parke, New York City, for Intervenor Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.

Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, New York City, for Intervenor R.J. Reynolds Co.

Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City, MO, for Intervenor Lorillard Tobacco Co.; Billy Randles, of counsel.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

SPATT, District Judge:

This lawsuit arises from the claims of the plaintiffs, Janet Sackman ("Sackman" or the "plaintiff") and her husband Joseph Sackman ("Joseph" collectively the "plaintiffs") against the defendant Liggett Group, Inc. ("Liggett" or the "defendant") based on personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff which she contends were the result of her smoking cigarettes manufactured by the defendant. According to...

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