Philip Morris Companies, Inc. v. Miner
Supreme Court of Arkansas
2015 Ark. 73
PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES, INC. ET AL. v. MINER ET AL.
Appeal from the Pulaski County Circuit Court
No. CV-14-193.---Delivered: February 26, 2015
Appeal from the Pulaski County Circuit Court, No. 60CV-03-4661, Honorable Timothy Davis Fox, Judge; affirmed.
Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C., by: R.T. Beard, III; and Arnold & Porter LLP, by: Lisa S. Blatt, John C. Massaro, and David E. Kouba, for appellants.
Thrash Law Firm, P.A., by: Thomas P. Thrash and Marcus Neil Bozeman; Don Barrett, P.A., by: John W. "Don" Barrett and Brian K. Herrington; and Barnow & Associates, P.C., by: Ben Barrow and Erich Schork, for appellees.
Brian G. Brooks, Attorney at Law, PLLC, by: Brian G. Brooks, for amicus curiae Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association.
Kitterman Law Firm, P.A., by: Gregory S. Kitterman; and Elliott & Smith Law Firm, by: Don R. Elliott, Jr., for amici curiae Tobacco-Free Kids, American Lung Association, and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.
Kutak Rock LLP, by: Jess Askew III, for amicus curiae Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce.
[Opinion of the court by Justice RHONDA K. WOOD. Dissenting opinion by Justice JOSEPHINE LINKER HART.]
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