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Philip Morris USA Inc., Petitioner v. Mayola Williams, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jesse D. Williams, Deceased
Jump to full article: Supreme Court of the United States, 2008-12-05
Intro: Oct 28 2008 Record recevied from the Supreme Court of Oregon. (8 boxes )
Oct 31 2008 Record received from the Appeals Court of Oregon. (1 box)
Nov 3 2008 Reply of petitioner Philip Morris USA Inc. filed. (Distributed).
Dec 3 2008 Argued. For petitioner: Stephen M. Shapiro, Chicago, Ill. For respondent: Robert S. Peck, Washington, D.C.
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Cancer victim's son uncovers 1909 rule while surfing the Net
Jump to full article: Detroit (MI) News, 2000-10-06
Author: Gannett News Service
Intro: A longtime smoker who's dying of lung cancer is suing several tobacco makers.
Coreine Wendling's suit accuses the companies of violating a long-standing state law that criminalizes selling, manufacturing or giving out cigarettes that contain ingredients foreign to tobacco or harmful to one's health.
The crime is classified as a misdemeanor. But Wendling and her Southfield attorneys, Geoffrey Fieger and Bill McHenry, think the 1909 law, which was revised in the 1930s, will let them win a judgment against tobacco companies. . .
Shortly after the diagnosis, one of her four sons, Mark Letherer, uncovered the Michigan law while researching tobacco lawsuits on the Internet. He contacted McHenry, who said he'd review the archaic state regulation.
Wendling's suit was filed July 21 in U.S. District Court in Kalamazoo, seeking at least $75,000 in damages. The companies are expected to respond to the suit by Oct. 13.
"If I don't do anything," Wendling says, "I'll die a victim."
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