Legal Opinion
Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts v. Philip Morris Inc.
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided December 13, 1999No. C98-1675ZPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ZILLY, District Judge.
Plaintiffs are Public Hospital Districts in counties throughout Washington State, and the trade association of these hospital districts (collectively, the “plaintiffs”). Defendants are tobacco companies and related entities associated with the tobacco manufacturers (collectively, the “defendants”). Plaintiffs have brought federal and state claims against defendants for the unreimbursed health care costs associated with treating patients with smoking-related illnesses. This matter comes before the Court on the defendants’ motion to dismiss pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Allegheny General Hospital Allegheny Valley Hospital Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Canonsburg General Hospital Carbon- Schuylkill Community Hospital, Inc., D/B/A Miners Memorial Medical Center Chambersburg Hospital Forbes Regional Hospital Hazleton--St. Joseph Medical Center Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg Hospital Center Northeastern Pennsylvania Corporation, D/B/A Hazleton General Hospital Saint Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem Saint Luke's -- Allentown Campus St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital Saint Vincent Health Center Waynesboro Hospital v. Philip Morris, Inc. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation B.A.T. Industries, Plc the American Tobacco Company, Inc., C/o Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation Lorillard Tobacco Company Liggett Group, Inc. United States Tobacco Company Tobacco Institute, Inc. The Council for Tobacco Research--Usa, Inc. Smokeless Tobacco Council, Inc. Hill & Knowlton, Inc., Allegheny General Hospital Allegheny Valley Hospital Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Canonsburg General Hospital Carbon-Schuylkill Community Hospital, Inc., D/B/A Miners Memorial Medical Center Chambersburg Hospital Forbes Regional Hospital Hazleton--St. Joseph Medical Center Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg Hospital Center Northeastern Pennsylvania Corporation, D/B/A Hazleton General Hospital Saint Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem Saint Luke's--Allentown Campus St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital Saint Vincent Health Center Waynesboro Hospital, in 99-4024, Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Carbon-Schuylkill Community Hospital, Inc., D/B/A Miners Memorial Medical Center Chambersburg Hospital Hazleton--St. Joseph Medical Center Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg Hospital Center Northeastern Pennsylvania Corporation, D/B/A Hazleton General Hospital Saint Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem Saint Luke's-- Allentown Campus St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital Saint Vincent Health Center Waynesboro Hospital, in 00-3101, Allegheny General Hospital Allegheny Valley Hospital Canonsburg General Hospital Forbes Regional Hospital, in 00-3102Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Schaefer v. IndyMac Mortgage ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2013
- Rocha v. Brown & Gould, LLPDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
- Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts v. Philip Morris Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Allegheny General Hospital v. Philip Morris, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
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