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

482 F.3d 1131 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. Argued and Submitted December 10, 2004. Filed April 3, 2007. Martin Louis Stanley, Santa Monica, CA, for plaintiff-appellant Maria Cannata. Frances M. Phares, Baum Hedlund, PC, Los Angeles, CA; Daniel U. Smith, Law Office of Daniel U. Smith, Kentfield, CA, for plaintiff-appellant Leslie J. Grisham. Murry R. Garnick, Arnold & Porter, LLP, Washington, DC; Maurice A. Leiter, Arnold & Porter, LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Daniel P. Collins, Munger Tolles & Olson, LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Fred D. Heather, Amy W. Schulman, DLA Piper, LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Sheila B. Schuerman, Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, PA, for defendant-appellee Philip Morris. Paul…