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PENNINGTON v. VISTRON CORP.

No. 88-3442.

876 F.2d 414 (1989)

Betty D. PENNINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VISTRON CORPORATION, Defendant, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Inc., and American Tobacco Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 28, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Walters, Jr., Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Kenneth J. Servay, Charles Chassaignac, Harry McCall, Jr., Carmelite Bertaut, New Orleans, La., for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Curtis Boisfontaine, Sally A. Shushan, New Orleans, La., Neil E. Mellen, William M. Bradner, Jr., New York City, for American Tobacco Co.

Before REAVLEY, WILLIAMS and JONES, Circuit Judges.

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Betty Pennington appeals a summary judgment in favor of the manufacturers of the cigarettes that her deceased husband had smoked for many years. In a products liability suit governed by Louisiana law, Mrs. Pennington contended that her husband contracted cancer of the esophagus as a result of his exposure to certain chemicals in the workplace, either alone or in conjunction with his consumption...

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