Estate of Schwarz Ex Rel. Schwarz v. Philip Morris Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that “a proposed instruction must be complete and accurate in all respects”
• discussing research generally; evidence on low-tar cigarettes in Schwartz was not introduced in this case
• “Everything which is reasonably capable of confusing or misleading the jury should be avoided. Instructions which mislead or con- fuse are ground for a reversal or a new trial.”
• “For appellate courts reviewing claims of instructional error, the touchstones are legal accuracy and clarity[.]”
• “It is of course true that, under Oregon Law, no party is required to request a jury instruction that advances the other party’s theory of the case.”
• \[A] proposed instruction must be complete and accurate in all respects.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).