MEMORANDUM OPINION
SCHWAB, District Judge.
I. Introduction
Plaintiff Ivan Jeter, administrator of the estate of Ronald F. Smith (deceased), has filed suit against Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation ("B & W"), alleging that Mr. Smith developed lung cancer as a result of smoking Kool cigarettes manufactured and sold by B & W from 1961 to 1999.
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