Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Riley v. Lorillard Tobacco Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 28, 2008No. 1060988, 1060989, and 1060990PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEE, Justice.
The State of Alabama (“the State”) appeals from an order of the Montgomery Circuit Court compelling arbitration and denying the State’s motion for a declaratory order in an underlying action involving tobacco-product manufacturers. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.
Facts and Procedural History
In 1998, the State and 45 other states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Somoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam (collectively “the settling states”) entered into a master settlement agreement (“the agreement”) with Philip Morris USA,…
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