Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.

Cipollone, of the Estate of Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.

Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc., 479 U.S. 1043 (1987)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decided: January 12, 1987
Docket: No. 86-563
Judges: Consideration, Motion, Took
Citations: 479 U.S. 1043107 S. Ct. 907

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C. A. 3d Cir. Motion of American Heart Association et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae granted. Certiorari denied. Fla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 491 So. 2d 1109 (first case); 491 So. 2d 1115 (second case).

Justice Powell took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion and this petition.

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Feldman v. Lederle Laboratories561 A.2d 288 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1989)
Dewey v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.542 A.2d 919 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1988)

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Feldman v. Lederle Laboratories561 A.2d 288 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1989)
Dewey v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.542 A.2d 919 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1988)

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Depth	Case	Cited by
	Makemson v. Martin Cnty., 491 So. 2d 1109 (Fla. 1986)	83
	Dennis v. Okeechobee Cnty., 491 So. 2d 1115 (Fla. 1986)	4

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