Judge Remands Suit Against Tobacco Companies, Walgreens To State Court

Mealey's (November 17, 2020, 3:18 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — A federal judge in Illinois on Oct. 26 remanded a smoker’s widow’s wrongful death suit against three tobacco companies and Walgreen Co. to state court, finding that the defendants failed to meet their burden of establishing that Walgreens, the only defendant based in Illinois, was fraudulently joined to destroy diversity jurisdiction (Lorraine M. Stone v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., et al., No. 20-5198, N.D. Ill.)....

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