Case Name: Betty Jean MYERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES, INC.; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company Corp.; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2002-09-30
Citations: 307 F.3d 921
Docket Number: No. 99-17383
Parties: Betty Jean MYERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES, INC.; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company Corp.; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before BOOCHEVER, O’SCANNLAIN, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 3d Series
Volume: 307
Pages: 921–922

Head Matter:
Betty Jean MYERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES, INC.; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company Corp.; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Defendants-Appellees.
No. 99-17383.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Dec. 15, 2000.
Submission Withdrawn and Deferred, Certified to California Supreme Court, Feb. 14, 2001.
Certification to California Supreme Court Amended, March 28, 2001.
Filed Sept. 30, 2002.
Andre P. Gaston, Bourdette & Partners, Visalia, CA, for appellant Betty Jean Myers.
Keith D. Kessler, Howard, Rice, Nemer-ovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin, San Francisco, CA, for appellee R.J. Reynolds.
Before BOOCHEVER, O’SCANNLAIN, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
OPINION
PER CURIAM.
In light of the answer given to the question certified to the Supreme Court of California, Myers v. Phillip Morris Cos., 239 F.3d 1029 (9th Cir.2001), this case is REMANDED to the District Court for further proceedings consistent with Myers v. Philip Morris Cos., 28 Cal.4th 828, 123 Cal.Rptr.2d 40, 50 P.3d 751 (2002) and Naegele v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 28 Cal.4th 856, 123 Cal.Rptr.2d 61, 50 P.3d 769 (2002).