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MARKS v. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.

Civil Action No. 93-1496.

965 F.Supp. 857 (1997)

Louis MARKS v. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, et al.

United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Lafayette-Opelousas Division.

February 4, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph R. Joy, III, Lafayette, LA, James L. Piker, Baton Rouge, LA, George R. Covert, Baton Rouge, LA, for Louis Marks.

Theodore M. Grossman, Stephen J. Kaczynski, Mark A. Belasic, Jones Day Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, OH, Charles L. Chassaignac, Carmelite M. Bertaut, Chaffe McCall Phillips Toler & Sarpy, New Orleans, LA, H. Evans Scobee, Chaffe McCall Phillips Toler & Sarpy, Baton Rouge, LA, for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Charles F. Gay, Jr., Adams & Reese, New Orleans, LA, Gary R. Long, William J. Crampton, James Averett Wilson, Patrick M. Sirridge, Donald J. Kemna, Shook Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City, MO, Patrick A. Juneau, Jr., Juneau Firm, Lafayette, LA, for Phillip Morris Inc.

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

H. Evans Scobee, Chaffe McCall Phillips Toler & Sarpy, Baton Rouge, LA, for K & B Inc.

RULING

HAIK, District Judge.

Before the Court is a motion for summary judgment [63-1] filed on behalf of Defendants R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Phillip Morris, Inc. (Defendants) requesting dismissal of the Plaintiff's two remaining claims of product design defect and breach of an express warranty, on the grounds that the pleadings, affidavits, and other evidence on file show that there is no genuine issue of material fact for trial. Plaintiff Louis...

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