Legal Opinion
Mariana v. Fisher
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 17, 2002No. CIV. 1:CV-01-2070PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
RAMBO, District Judge.
Before the court is Defendants’ motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), or, in the alternative, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(7). The parties have briefed the issues, and the motion is ripe for disposition.
I. Background
Plaintiffs’ complaint, filed on January 10, 2002, alleges the following:
A. Introduction and Parties
Plaintiffs challenge certain provisions of the Master Settlement Agreement (hereinafter the “MSA”) that the four largest United States tobacco companies (the “Majors”) entered into with forty six states…
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