Gilboy v. American Tobacco Co.
(Personal Injury LA 19th Dist. Ct. 1987 Industry Verdict) Citation: 572 So 2d 289 (La App, 14 Nov 1990); 573 So 2d 1128 (La, 31 Jan 1991); 582 So 2d 1263 (La, 21 June 1991)This individual personal injury suit was filed by Robert C. Gilboy against R.J. Reynolds, Philip Morris, Lorillard, American Tobacco Co., Brown & Williamson, Liggett, Brooke Group, Dosal Tobacco, the Counsel for Tobacco Research and the Tobacco Institute on March 30, 1987.
The case was heard in the 19th Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (No. 314 002) before the Honorable R. Michael Caldwell. The jury entered a verdict for the defense on July 9, 1999. No appeal was filed.