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BROWN v. BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORP.

Nos. 06-30130, 06-30311.

479 F.3d 383 (2007)

Louana BROWN; Randy Friedrich, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION; et al., Defendants, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Defendant-Appellant. Jack Sullivan; Jeffrey Iguess; Keith Songer; Lester Joseph, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Philip Morris USA Inc., Defendant, Philip Morris USA Inc., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 14, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clayton Arthur Larsh Davis (argued), Thomas Patrick LeBlanc, Lundy & Davis, Lake Charles, LA, for all Plaintiffs-Appellees.

James B. Doyle, Law Offices of James B. Doyle, Lake Charles, LA, for Brown and Friedrich.

Vance Arnold Gibbs, Mark Andrew Marionneaux, Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, D'Armond, McGowan & Jarman, Baton Rouge, LA, William L. Durham, II, King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, for Brown & Williamson.

Kenneth E. Badon, The Badon Law Firm, Lake Charles, LA, Jennifer Ann Jones, Jones Law Firm, Cameron, LA, for Sullivan, Iguess, Songer and Joseph.

Charles F. Gay, Jr., Deborah B. Rouen, Lara Elizabeth White, Adams & Reese, New Orleans, LA, Murray R. Garnick (argued), James Miller Rosenthal, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, Patrick A. Juneau, Jr., The Juneau Firm, Lafayette, LA, for Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Before JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, relating broadly to the marketing of "Lights" cigarettes, we consider the pre-emptive scope of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act ("the Labeling Act"), 15 U.S.C. § 1331 et seq. The appellants ("Manufacturers"), Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation ("Brown & Williamson") and Philip Morris, Inc. ("PM USA"), challenge the district court's partial denial of their motion for summary judgment...

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