GUILBEAULT v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.

No. 98-035-L.

84 F.Supp.2d 263 (2000)

Leo GUILBEAULT, Plaintiff, v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

January 12, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph R. Ryan, Pawtucket, RI, Stephen R. White, Warwick, RI, for Plaintiff.

Joseph A. Kelly, Paula A. Kelly, Carroll, Kelly & Murphy, Michael T. Sullivan, Morrison, Mahoney & Miller, Providence, RI, Richard G. Stuhan, Paul D. Koethe, Steven N. Geise, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, OH, for Defendant.


DECISION AND ORDER

LAGUEUX, District Judge.

In January 1998, plaintiff Leo Guilbeault filed a complaint against defendant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. Thereafter, defendant moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that it violated Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2), requiring that the complaint set forth "a short and plain statement of the claim[,]" and 8(e)(1), requiring the pleading to be "simple, concise, and direct." Defendant's motion...

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