Legal Opinion
Bergeron v. Philip Morris, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 8, 2000No. 99 CV 6142PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM and ORDER
WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I INTRODUCTION.166
II FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS.166
III STANDARD FOR DISMISSAL.168
IV CHOICE OF LAW.169
A. Principles.169
B. Application .170
C. Massachusetts’ Statute.171
D. New York’s Act.172
V CONCLUSION .172
I INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs, trustees of the Massachusetts State Carpenters Health Benefits Fund (“Fund”), bring this action in their fiduciary capacity for damages suffered by the Fund due to “past and ongoing deceptive acts and practices and false advertising” by the major tobacco product manufacturers and related entities…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Hishon v. King & SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Simon v. Philip Morris Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2000
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Jersey, Inc. v. Philip Morris, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2000
- Watts v. Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2008
- In re Simon II LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2002
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Jersey, Inc. v. Philip Morris, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2001
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