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DEWEY v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.

109 N.J. 201 (1988)

536 A.2d 243

CLAIRE E. DEWEY, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF WILFRED E. DEWEY, DECEASED, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, R.J. REYNOLDS INDUSTRIES, INC., AND AMERICAN BRANDS, INC., DEFENDANTS, AND BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided February 1, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin London, a member of the New York bar, argued the cause for appellant (Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, attorneys; M. Karen Thompson, on the brief).

Michael P. Ambrosio argued the cause for respondent, Claire E. Dewey, Individually and as Executrix of the Estate of Wilfred E. Dewey, Deceased (Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, attorneys; Alan M. Darnell, Frederick J. Dennehy, and Roger H. McGlynn, of counsel and on the briefs).

Peter N. Perretti, Jr., argued the cause on behalf of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, attorneys; Peter N. Perretti, Jr., Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, and Alan E. Kraus, on the brief).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by CLIFFORD, J.

This is an action for damages based on theories of products liability and fraud. Plaintiff claims that her husband's death was caused by his cigarette smoking. Defendants are several tobacco and cigarette companies, including Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation. The appeal arises from Brown & Williamson's motion to disqualify one of the two firms that represent plaintiff, because of that firm's conflict...

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