Liggett Group, Inc. v. Commonwealth

OPINION

WINE, Judge.

The Appellants, Liggett Group, Inc., Vector Tobacco, Inc., Commonwealth Brands, Inc., King Maker Marketing, Inc., and Sherman’s 1400 Broadway N.Y.C., Ltd. (collectively, “the Appellants”), appeal from a January 26, 2006 order of the Franklin Circuit Court denying their motion to enforce the terms of the Master Settlement Agreement (“MSA”) entered into between a majority of states, including Kentucky (“the Settling States”), and the tobacco manufacturers. The Appellants contend that a 2004 agreement allowing Vibo Corporation, d/b/a General Tobacco (and its affiliates…