United States Ninth Circuit
Tuazon v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 04-35618
Denial of defendant-tobacco company's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and on grounds of forum non conveniens is affirmed in a case brought by plaintiff, a Philippine native and Washington state resident, alleging that defendant participated in a global conspiracy to suppress information regarding the addictive and health-related effects of cigarettes.
Appellate Information
- Argued 10/18/2005
- Decided 01/11/2006
- Published 01/11/2006
Judges
- McKEOWN, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY,T.G. NELSON, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Robert F. McDermott, Jr., Jones Day, Washington, DC; Paul S. Ryerson, Jones Day, Washington, DC; Karen O. Hourigan, Jones Day, San Francisco, CA, for the defendant-appellant., Jon P. Ferguson, Jon Ferguson Law Group, PLLC, Bainbridge Island, WA, for the plaintiff-appellee.