Legal Opinion
Freedom Holdings, Inc. v. Cuomo
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 12, 2009No. 02 Civ. 2939 (AKH)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING JUDGMENT DISMISSING COMPLAINT
ALVIN K. HELLERSTEIN, District Judge:
In 1998, after many years of frustrating federal, state, and private litigation, the attorneys general of forty-six States en tered into a Master Settlement Agreement with the major cigarette companies. The New York Supreme Court, reviewing the settlement, found that it went “well beyond what could have been achieved in plaintiffs’ fondest dreams for the result after a protracted and risky trial,” and that it “painstakingly accommodates the public interest” by compensating the State for past and…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Allen v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Freedom Holdings, Inc. v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
- Grand River Enterprises Six Nations, Ltd. v. BeebeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
- Xcaliber International Limited v. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
- GRAND RIVER ENTERPRISES SIX NATIONS, LTD. v. KingDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2011
- Freedom Holdings, Inc. v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
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