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GILBOY v. AMERICAN TOBACCO CO.

Nos. CA 90 0696, CA 90 0697.

572 So.2d 289 (1990)

Robert C. GILBOY v. AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Lorillard, Inc.; The Tobacco Institute, Inc. and K & B Louisiana Corporation.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Granted January 31, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George R. Covert, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant Robert C. Gilboy.

Curtis R. Boisfontaine, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee The American Tobacco Co.

Gary R. Long, Kansas City, Mo., John M. McCollam, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee Lorillard, Inc.

Charles L. Chassaignac, New Orleans, Theodore M. Grossman, Cleveland, Ohio, for defendant-appellee R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Henry D. Sallassi, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee K and B, Inc.

K. Eric Gisleson, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee The Tobacco Institute, Inc.

Before COVINGTON, C.J., and LANIER and VIAL LEMMON, JJ.

COVINGTON, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Robert C. Gilboy, Sr. brought an action against the American Tobacco Company, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Lorillard, Inc., The Tobacco Institute, Inc. and K & B Louisiana Corporation, for damages due to serious illness, allegedly brought about because of a lifetime smoking habit.

Plaintiff's theories of liability are based on negligence, products liability, and strict...

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