Title: Louis Eiser, Admin. of the Estate of William M. Eiser, et al. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., et al. (Concurring Opinion)
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 39 EAP 2006
State: Pennsylvania
Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Date: December 30, 2007

[J-22-2007] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT LOIS EISER, ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM M. EISER AND LOIS EISER, INDIVIDUALLY, Appellant v. BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION AND THE TOBACCO INSTITUTE, Appellees : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 39 EAP 2006 Appeal from the Memorandum and Order of the Superior Court at No. 191 EDA 2004 dated January 19, 2006 (reargument denied March 29, 2006) which affirmed the Judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Civil Division entered January 8, 2004 at No. 4367 March Term, 1999. ARGUED: May 16, 2007 CONCURRING OPINION MR. JUSTICE SAYLOR DECIDED: December 28, 2007 Other than by application of the doctrine of stare decisis, I have not supported the strict waiver approach deriving from Lord, and I do not support an expansion of that doctrine. In this case, I believe that the trial and intermediate appellate court had reasonable alternatives short of the drastic sanction of outright dismissal to address the apparent lack of conciseness in the statement of matters complained of on appeal. Accordingly, I support the plurality’s ultimate disposition.