Legal Opinion
Mason v. American Tobacco Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 25, 2002No. 1:00-cv-04442PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER AND JUDGMENT
WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge.
I. Introduction
Plaintiffs bring this class action pursuant to the private cause of action provision of the Medicare as Secondary Payer (“MSP”) statute. 42 U.S.C. § 1395y(b)(3)(A) (2002). They seek certification of the following proposed class:
Individuals who have received or are receiving health care services for the treatment of tobacco-related illnesses, including, but not limited to, lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which services have been paid for, or are being paid for, by…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States Ex Rel. StevensSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Gulf Oil Co. v. BernardSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- John D. Szabo, Doing Business as Zatron v. Bridgeport MacHines Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- United States v. Philip Morris Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2000
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Stalley Ex Rel. United States v. Catholic Health InitiativesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
- United States v. Baxter International, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Stalley v. Methodist HealthcareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
- United Seniors Ass'n, Inc. v. Philip Morris USACourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
- Thompson v. GoetzmannCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
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