Judge Rejects Most Arguments For Dismissal Of Prison Inmate’s Tobacco Lawsuit

Mealey's (May 7, 2019, 7:54 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — The pro se lawsuit of a prison inmate with five forms of cancer largely survived motions to dismiss brought by defendants Philip Morris USA Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., a federal judge in Pennsylvania said in an opinion and order filed April 23, noting that those claims were adequately pleaded at this early stage of the proceedings (David Robinson v. Philip Morris USA, Inc, et al., No. 18-1743, E.D. Pa., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 69013)....

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