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• California Appellate Court Upholds Daniels Decision 

The Fourth Appellate District Court of Appeal in California has upheld the dismissal of a class- action lawsuit filed against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation and other major U.S. cigarette manufacturers.

The lawsuit, brought by Devin Daniels and other individuals as class representatives, was filed on behalf of all California resident minors (under the age of 18) who smoked one or more cigarettes between April 2, 1994, and Dec. 31, 1999, and who were exposed to the defendants' marketing and advertising activities in the state during that period.

Superior Court Judge Ronald Prager had granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment on Sept. 13, 2002, principally on First Amendment and preemption (by the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act) grounds.

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