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    Products Liability Law Daily Wrap Up, JURISDICTION—TOBACCO PRODUCTS—N.D. Ill.: Court remands case against cigarette manufacturers finding Walgreens was not fraudulently joined, (Oct 19, 2026)

    Law Firms Mentioned:Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP | Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP | Jones Day | Meyers and Flowers
    Organizations Mentioned:Liggett Group LLC | Philip Morris USA Inc. | R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. | Walgreen Co.

    By Molly Platnick

    Smoker’s negligence claim was reasonable enough to defeat fraudulent joinder.

    The federal district court for the Northern District of Illinois remanded a case brought by a smoker with COPD against Walgreens and three cigarette manufacturers. Th ...

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