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SMITH v. BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORP.

No. Civ.A. 97-2711 SSH.

3 F.Supp.2d 1473 (1998)

Betty R. SMITH and John L. Smith, Plaintiffs, v. BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORP., individually and as successor in interest to The American Tobacco Co., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Philip Morris, Inc., and Yong Yoon d/b/a Young's Market, Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

May 19, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne R. Cohen, Thomas Joseph Simeone Cohen & Cohen, Washington, DC, for Betty R. Smith, John L. Smith.

Benjamin Sorrells Boyd, Piper & Marbury, Washington, DC, for Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.

Peter John Biersteker Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Washington, DC, for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

David M. Malone, James K. Archibald, Venable, Baetjer, Howard & Civiletti, Washington, DC, for Philip Morris, Inc.

Mark Scott London, Christoper B. Mead, London & Mead, Washington, DC, for Yong Yoon d/b/a Young's Market.

MEMORANDUM ORDER

HARRIS, District Judge.

Before the Court are defendants' joint motion to dismiss, plaintiffs' opposition thereto, and defendants' reply. The motivation for this case is injuries suffered by plaintiff Betty Smith allegedly caused by her smoking cigarettes manufactured by defendants Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., and Philip Morris, Inc., (collectively the "tobacco companies").1

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