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Colfield v. American Tobacco Co.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Colfield v. American Tobacco Co., 47 F. App'x 848 (9th Cir. 2002)
Boochever, Scannlain, Tashima

Colfield v. American Tobacco Co.

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Pursuant to the stipulation by appellants Helt, Davis, Kane, Catalano, Crimson, Merwin, Ellen and Glenn Webster, Riffe, Philippet, Meeks, Bice, Maroney, Lamonte, Johnston, and Dysart, their appeals are DISMISSED with prejudice and with each party to bear its own costs.

With respect to appellants Dow, Col-field, MacDonald, and Canepa, their cases are REMANDED to the United States District Court for proceedings consistent with the California Supreme Court’s holdings in the cases of Myers v. Philip Morris Cos., 28 Cal.4th 828, 123 Cal.Rptr.2d 40, 50 P.3d 751 (Cal. 2002) and Naegele v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 28 Cal.4th 856, 123 Cal.Rptr.2d 61, 50 P.3d 769 (Cal. 2002).

Case No. 99-16916 is DISMISSED IN PART and REMANDED IN PART; case No. 99-16934 is DISMISSED IN PART and REMANDED IN PART.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Reference

Full Case Name
Linda COLFIELD, Bonnie MacDonald, Lyall Riffe, Edmund I. Philippet, Judith Meeks and Dana Bice, Sean J. Maroney, Thelma Lamonte, Mary Ann Johnston, Suzanne Canepa, Patricia J. Dysart, Plaintiffs—Appellants v. AMERICAN TOBACCO CO. American Brands, Inc. BAT Industries R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Corporation Philip Morris Tobacco Corporation Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corporation RJR Nabisco, Inc. British American Tobacco Company Batus, Inc. Bates Holding, Inc. Philip Morris Companies, Inc. Liggett Group Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company Brook Group, Ltd. Lorillard Tobacco Corporation Lorillard, Inc. United States Tobacco UST, Inc., Council for Tobacco Research, Tobacco Institute, J.F. Walker Company, dba Linco Distributors, Defendants—Appellees Darrell W. Helt Phillis Davis Betty R. Kane Joseph Catalano Mary Crismon Mary Joy Merwin Molly Dow Ellen Webster Glenn Webster, Plaintiffs—Appellants v. American Tobacco Co. American Brands, Inc. BAT Industries R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Corporation Philip Morris Tobacco Corporation Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corporation RJR Nabisco, Inc. British American Tobacco Company Batus, Inc. Bates Holding, Inc. Philip Morris Companies, Inc. Liggett Group Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company Brook Group, Ltd. Lorillard Tobacco Corporation Lorillard, Inc. United States Tobacco UST, Inc., Council for Tobacco Research, Tobacco Institute, J.F. Walker Company, dba Linco Distributors, Defendants—Appellees
Status
Published
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