California Court of Appeal
Major v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, 260355
Affirming trial court rulings that cigarettes were defectively designed and were the substantial factor in the death of a two pack a day smoker because Congress has no expressed intent to foreclose tort liability against cigarette manufacturers even if liability has a negative impact on cigarette sales and but-for causation does not apply to cases involving multiple causes, different combinations of which are sufficient to have caused the harm.
Appellate Information
- Published 2017/08/30
Judges
- RUBIN
Court
- California Court of Appeal