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BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORP. v. JACOBSON

Nos. 86-2474, 86-2475.

827 F.2d 1119 (1987)

BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee — Cross-Appellant, v. Walter JACOBSON and CBS, Inc., Defendants-Appellants — Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 12, 1987.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 16, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin London, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, for defendants-appellants/cross-appellees.

P. Cameron DeVore, Davis, Wright & Jones, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellees/cross-appellant.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, WOOD and POSNER, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 16, 1987.

BAUER, Chief Judge.

This case is the sequel to Brown & Williamson v. Jacobson, 713 F.2d 262 (7th Cir.1983), in which we reinstated a libel suit that had been brought by Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, which produces and markets Viceroy cigarettes, against CBS, Inc. Following our remand, the district court held a jury trial that resulted in a verdict...

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