United States First Circuit

Dismissal of a wrongful death suit against tobacco companies pursuant to the statute of limitations is affirmed where plaintiff's addiction claim was merely a part of a larger claim for wrongful death based upon the well known dangers of tobacco.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/14/2005
• Published 11/14/2005

Judges

• BOUDIN, Chief Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, LIPEZ, Circuit Judge, and SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Amarilys Arocho-Maldonado and Herbert Muriel on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Salvador Antonetti-Zequeira, Rosalie Irizarry-Silvestrini, Clotilde Rexach-Benítez, Fiddler, González & Rodríguez, P.S.C., Robert H. Klonoff, James R. Johnson, L. Christine Buchanan, Ryan E. Harden, Jones Day, William E. Hoffman, Jr., William L. Durham II, Evan Glover, King & Spalding LLP, Javier López-Pérez and Goldman, Antonetti & Córdova, P.S.C. on brief for appellees.