District Court, S.D. Texas June 4, 1997, Civil Action C-97-070 (Perez v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.)

ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS

JACK, District Judge.

On this day came on to be considered Defendants Brown & William Tobacco Corp. (“B & W”), British American Tobacco Company, Ltd. (“British”), Philip Morris, Inc. (“Philip Morris”), R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (“RJR”), Lorillard Tobacco Company & Knowlton, Inc. (“H & K”), The Council for Tobacco Research-U.S.A., Inc.