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Shaw v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.
United States District Court for the District of Maryland
973 F. Supp. 539 (1997)
If you intentionally shoot someone, you've committed a battery. But is the gun manufacturer also liable for battery?
We explore a similar question in Shaw versus Brown and Williamson tobacco.
Robert Shaw worked as a long haul trucker for several decades.
From nineteen seventy three to nineteen eighty four, Shaw routinely worked with another long haul trucker who smoked Raleigh cigarettes.
Brown and Williamson Tobacco manufactured and distributed Raleigh cigarettes.
Shaw's coworker frequently smoked Raleigh cigarettes in the enclosed cab of the truck while Shaw was present. Shaw didn't personally smoke cigarettes at any time during his multi decade employment as a trucker.
Nevertheless, Shaw was diagnosed with lung cancer in nineteen ninety two.
Shaw sued Brown and Williamson in federal district court, alleging that his exposure to secondhand smoke from Raleigh cigarettes caused his cancer. Among other things, Shaw asserted a claim for battery. Brown and Williamson moved to dismiss Shaw's battery claim.
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Shaw v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.
United States District Court for the District of Maryland
973 F. Supp. 539 (1997)
If you intentionally shoot someone, you've committed a battery. But is the gun manufacturer also liable for battery?
We explore a similar question in Shaw versus Brown and Williamson tobacco.
Robert Shaw worked as a long haul trucker for several decades.
From nineteen seventy three to nineteen eighty four, Shaw routinely worked with another long haul trucker who smoked Raleigh cigarettes.
Brown and Williamson Tobacco manufactured and distributed Raleigh cigarettes.
Shaw's coworker frequently smoked Raleigh cigarettes in the enclosed cab of the truck while Shaw was present. Shaw didn't personally smoke cigarettes at any time during his multi decade employment as a trucker.
Nevertheless, Shaw was diagnosed with lung cancer in nineteen ninety two.
Shaw sued Brown and Williamson in federal district court, alleging that his exposure to secondhand smoke from Raleigh cigarettes caused his cancer. Among other things, Shaw asserted a claim for battery. Brown and Williamson moved to dismiss Shaw's battery claim.
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