Leslie J. Grisham v. Philip Morris U.S.A., a Corporation Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company Corp., Individually and as Successor to the American Tobacco Company and Its Predecessor in Interest, British American Tobacco Industries, Plc, Maria Cannata v. Philip Morris Usa, Inc., AKA Philip Morris Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation

403 F.3d 631 Leslie J. GRISHAM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PHILIP MORRIS U.S.A., a corporation; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company Corp., individually and as successor to the American Tobacco Company and its predecessor in interest, British American Tobacco Industries, PLC, Defendants-Appellees. Maria Cannata, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., aka Philip Morris; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 03-55780. No. 03-56018. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. March 29, 2005. Frances M. Phares, Esq., Baum Hedlund, Los Angeles, CA, Martin Louis Stanley, Esq., Santa Monica, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Daniel U. Smith, Esq., Law Office of Daniel U. Smith, Kentfield, CA, Murray R. Garnick, Sheila B. Scheuerman, Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, DC, Maurice A. Leiter, Esq., Arnold & Porter LLP, Daniel P. Collins, Esq., Ralph A. Campillo, Esq., Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold, Amy W. Schulman, Fred D. Heather, Esq., Piper Rudnick, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellee. Before: FARRIS, D.W. NELSON, and GOULD, Circuit Judges. ORDER PER CURIAM: 1 We certify to the California Supreme Court the questions set forth in…