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DEWEY v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.

121 N.J. 69 (1990)

577 A.2d 1239

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

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 26, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin London, argued the cause for appellant and cross-respondent (Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, attorneys; William C. Slattery, on the briefs).

Peter N. Perretti, Jr., argued the cause for defendant-intervenor (Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, attorneys; Peter N. Perretti, Jr. and Alan E. Kraus, on the brief).

Marc Z. Edell argued the cause for respondent and cross-appellant (Budd, Larner, Gross, Picillo, Rosenbaum, Greenberg & Sade and Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, attorneys; Marc Z. Edell and Alan Darnell, of counsel; Marc Z. Edell, Alan Darnell, and Cynthia A. Walters, on the briefs).

Adam S. Henschel submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey Chapter (Greenberg & Prior, attorneys; William S. Greenberg, of counsel; William S. Greenberg and Adam S. Henschel, on the brief).

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

This products-liability case poses two troubling questions: (1) whether the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1331-41 (1982 & Supp. III 1985) (hereinafter Cigarette Act), preempts plaintiff's claims, and (2) whether the recently-enacted New Jersey Products Liability Law, N.J.S.A. 2A:58C-1 to -7 (hereinafter Products Liability Law) is applicable retroactively...

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