Legal Opinion
Massachusetts Laborers' Health & Welfare Fund v. Philip Morris, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 4, 1999No. Civ.A. 97-11552-GAOPublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’TOOLE, District Judge.
This opinion resolves three motions pending before the Court: the defendants’ motion to dismiss the original complaint (Dkt. No. 20), the plaintiffs motion to amend the complaint (Dkt. No. 35), and the defendants’ motion to dismiss the new counts added by the amended complaint (Dkt. No. 46). The Court concludes that the plaintiff has failed to set forth claims upon which relief can be granted, except to the extent that the claim for “Restitution to Prevent Unjust Enrichment” (Count VII in both the original and amended complaints) asserts a claim in the nature of…
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