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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Product Liability

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United States District Court 

Northern District of California 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

NIKKI POOSHS, 

Plaintiff,

v. 

PHILIP MORRIS, USA, INC., et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 04-cv-01221-PJH 

EIGHTH FINAL PRETRIAL ORDER 

 As the parties were previously advised, the court does not entertain speaking 

objections at trial. See, e.g., March 27, 2014 Pretrial Conference, Transcript (Doc. 378) 

at 32-39. In the upcoming trial of this matter, when making an objection, counsel shall 

stand, state the objection, and cite either the appropriate Federal Rule of Evidence or the 

controlling prior evidentiary ruling by the court. 

 A list summarizing the court's pretrial rulings is attached to this order as Appendix 

A, and is being provided to the parties as a tool to assist them in understanding the 

rulings that will be made at trial. The time used for making objections at trial will be 

deducted from the objecting party's total trial time. 

 The court has reviewed the individually submitted verdict forms, and has selected 

defendants' special verdict (Doc. 428-1) as it tracks the exact language of the approved 

instructions on the three remaining claims (Doc. 424-1, Instruction Nos. 23, 24, 27). 

 The parties still have not submitted an instruction that explains that failure to warn 

may be shown in one of two ways – strict liability or negligence. The parties shall review 

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