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WRIGHT v. BROOKE GROUP LTD.

No. C99-3090.

114 F.Supp.2d 797 (2000)

Robert A. WRIGHT and Deeann K. Wright, Plaintiffs, v. BROOKE GROUP LIMITED; Liggett & Myers, Inc.; Liggett Group Inc.; Philip Morris Incorporated (Philip Morris U.S.A.); Philip Morris Companies, Inc.; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; RJR Nabisco, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Iowa, Central Division.

September 29, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Ralph Walker, David J. Darrell and Harley C. Erbe of Walker Law Firm, Des Moines, IA, for Plaintiff.

Robert A. VanVooren and Thomas Waterman of Lane & Waterman, Davenport, IA, Timothy E. Congrove and Patrick Sullivan of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P., Kansas City, MO, for Defendant Philip Morris, Inc.

Richard R. Chabot of Sullivan & Ward, P.C., Des Moines, IA, for Defendants The Brooke Group, Ltd., Liggett & Myers, Inc., and Liggett Group Inc.

Steven L. Nelson, of Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, P.C., Des Moines, IA, and Todd Kennard of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, OH, for Defendant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING CERTAIN DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS

BENNETT, Chief Judge.

                       TABLE OF CONTENTS

  I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................803

 II. STANDARDS FOR MOTION TO DISMISS ..........................................804

III. LEGAL ANALYSIS ................................................

                    
                    
                    

                        

                            

                                
                            

                            

                                

                                    
    
                                        
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