Legal Opinion
State of Rio De Janeiro of the Federative Republic of Brazil v. Philip Morris Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided August 12, 2004No. 09-03-059 CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID B. GAULTNEY, Justice.
Rio de Janeiro of the Federative Republic of Brazil filed this lawsuit in the district court of Angelina County, Texas, against various nonresident defendants in an effort to recoup billions of dollars expended on healthcare because of smoking-related illnesses. The trial court found it did not have jurisdiction over the defendants and granted the special appearance motions of Philip Morris, Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Lorillard Tobacco Company, B.A.T. Industries, p.l.c., and Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation. Rio appealed. See Tex. Civ. Prac. &…
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