Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 99-17383. Attorney(S) Andre P. Gaston, Bourdette Partners, Visalia, CA, for appellant Betty Jean Myers. Keith D. Kessler, Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk Rabkin, San Francisco, CA, for appellee R.J. Reynolds. Judges Robert Boochever Diarmuid Fionntain O'Scannlain Atsushi Wallace Tashima See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. Betty Jean MYERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES, INC.; Brown Williamson Tobacco Company Corp.; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Defendants-Appellees. 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).