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GREEN v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.

No. 00-21006.

274 F.3d 263 (2001)

Albert GREEN; Yolanda Green; Shirley Green; Howard Charles Green; Donnie Green; Ronnie Green; Fannie Mae Green; Charlene Thomas; Priscilla Brown; Joyce Robinson; Connie Green; Carolyn Green; Clark Green, Individually, and as Heirs of the Estate of Howard Green, Deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Etc.; et al., Defendants, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, a New Jersey Corporation; Philip Morris Inc., a Virginia Corporation; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, a Delaware Corporation; B&W (Japan) Inc., a Corporation; H.E.B. Butt Grocery Co., a Texas Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 6, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R. Houssiere, III (argued), Randal A. Kauffman, Houssiere, Durant & Houssiere, Houston, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

William Earl Marple, Stephen Brian Yeager, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Dallas, TX, for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Stephen Edward Scheve, Steven Richard Selsberg (argued), Peter M. Henk, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Houston, TX, for Philip Morris Inc.

Paul E. Stallings, Phillip B. Dye, Jr., Vinson & Elkins, Houston, TX, for Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.

Michael M. Hendryx, Strong, Pipkin, Nelson, Bissell & Ledyard, Houston, TX, for H.E.B. Butt Grocery Co.

Before JOLLY, SMITH and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The heirs of Howard Green sued several tobacco manufacturers and H.E.B. Butt Grocery Company ("H.E.B.") in Texas state court for Green's wrongful death. The defendants removed the case to federal court, which remanded. The defendants removed a second time, citing new evidence and a decision in an unrelated case, and the Greens sought remand. The district court denied the motion to remand, granted judgment on the...

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