Legal Opinion
Coyne v. American Tobacco Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1999No. 98-3269PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-Appellants, Thomas J. Coyne, Jr. and Timothy F. Hagan, on behalf of the State of Ohio and all Ohio taxpayers, appeal from the order entered by the district court dismissing this taxpayer action for lack of standing. Plaintiffs seek recovery of money expended by the State of Ohio to treat Ohio citizens who suffer from nicotine addiction and other tobacco-related illnesses and diseases. Plaintiffs assign error to the district court’s decision to exercise subject matter jurisdiction over this action exclusively alleging state law causes of action, and…
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