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CARLISLE v. PHILIP MORRIS, INC.

No. 3-89-175-CV.

805 S.W.2d 498 (1991)

Weldon J. CARLISLE, et al., Appellants, v. PHILIP MORRIS, INC., et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Overruled April 3, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Davis, Byrd, Davis & Eisenberg, Austin, for appellants.

Jack D. Maroney, Brown Maroney & Oaks Hartline, Austin, for Philip Morris, Inc.

John Coates, Clark, Thomas, Winters & Newton, Austin, for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Ernest E. Figari, Jr., Figari & Davenport, Dallas.

Nancy Ebe, Matthews & Branscomb, Austin, for The American Tobacco Co.

Robert Summers, Thornton, Summers, Biechlin, Dunham & Brown, San Antonio, for Liggett & Myers, Inc., et al.

Lea F. Courington, Gwinn & Roby, Dallas, for The Tobacco Institute, Inc.

William K. Wilde, Bracewell & Patterson, Houston, for The Council for Tobacco Research-U.S.A., Inc.

Michael Hendryx, Tucker, Hendryx & Gascoyne, Houston, for H.E. Butt Grocery Co.

Before POWERS, JONES and EARL W. SMITH, JJ.

JONES, Justice.

This appeal presents the question of whether the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1331-1341 (1982 & Supp.1990) ("Labeling Act"), preempts state common-law tort claims for injuries or death allegedly suffered as a result of smoking cigarettes. Plaintiffs below were two individuals alleging injuries and two widows alleging wrongful death.1 Defendants below were various cigarette manufacturers...

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