· 2/26/1997
Arnold v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Citations
- 956 F. Supp. 110
- 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2190
- 1997 WL 85971
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that while a smoker should be immediately aware that smoking-related illness is not an acceptable consequence, a “wrongful conduct” standard applies in prescription drug lawsuits because a patient would reasonably excuse a prescription drug’s adverse side effects
- “Once a smoker learns of an injury and draws the causal connection between the injury and cigarette use, the smoker knows all ... she needs to know in order to commence a [product liability] action....”
- articulating policy grounds for Anthony
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Judges: Lagueux
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