Philip Morris Companies, Inc. v. Miner

Appeal from the Pulaski County Circuit Court, No. 60CV-03-4661, Honorable Timothy Davis Fox, Judge; affirmed.

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C., by: R.T. Beard, III; and Arnold & Porter LLP, by: Lisa S. Blatt, John C. Massaro, and David E. Kouba, for appellants.

Thrash Law Firm, P.A., by: Thomas P. Thrash and Marcus Neil Bozeman; Don Barrett, P.A., by: John W. "Don" Barrett and Brian K. Herrington; and Barnow & Associates, P.C., by: Ben Barrow and Erich Schork, for appellees.

Brian G. Brooks, Attorney at Law, PLLC, by: Brian G. Brooks, for amicus curiae Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association.

Kitterman Law Firm, P.A., by: Gregory S. Kitterman; and Elliott & Smith Law Firm, by: Don R. Elliott, Jr., for amici curiae Tobacco-Free Kids, American Lung Association, and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.

Kutak Rock LLP, by: Jess Askew III, for amicus curiae Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce.

[Opinion of the court by Justice R K. W. Dissenting opinion by Justice J L H.]