Tobacco Companies Oppose Remand, Allege Fraudulent Joinder In Wrongful Death Suit

Mealey's (October 1, 2020, 2:40 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Three tobacco companies on Sept. 28 filed a brief in a federal court in Illinois opposing a smoker's widow's motion to remand a wrongful death suit against them and Walgreen Co. to state court, asserting that the Illinois-based pharmacy was fraudulently joined to destroy diversity jurisdiction and that the plaintiff's negligence and product liability claims against Walgreen are "fatally flawed" (Lorraine M. Stone v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., et al., No. 20-5198, N.D. Ill.)....