Viguers v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Full title: Ralph W. VIGUERS as Personal Representative of the Estate of Aurelia P…

Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Sep 28, 2005

584 Pa. 120 (Pa. 2005)

881 A.2d 1262

Opinion

September 28, 2005.

Appeal No. 40 EAP 2004 from the Order of the Superior Court entered on 11/24/03 at No. 3265 EDA 2002 affirming the order entered on 8/19/02 in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, Civil Division, at No. 1576, August Term 2000; Joseph I. Papalini, Judge.

Sherri Lynn Eyer, Marc Philip Weingarten, Philadelphia, for Ralph W. Viguers, appellant.

Joseph Kevin Hetrick, Vernon L. Francis, Philip Neil Yannella, Robert C. Heim, Philadelphia, for Philip Morris USA, Inc., appellee.

Christopher S. D'Angelo, Philadelphia, for Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., appellee amicus curiae.

Before: CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.

ORDER

PER CURIAM:

AND NOW, this 28th day of September, 2005, the order of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED.