Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. King v. American Tobacco Co.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided September 3, 2008No. 27,833PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUSTAMANTE, Judge.
{1} This case is one among many suits filed across the nation by state attorneys general regarding a comprehensive settlement agreement into which the states entered with various tobacco manufacturers. The settlement agreement requires the manufacturers to make annual payments to the states in exchange for a release of state claims against the manufacturers. However, the settlement agreement provides the manufacturers with a payment offset when an independent auditor determines that certain conditions are met. A dispute arose between the states and the manufacturers…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Heimann v. Kinder-Morgan CO2 Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2006
- Commonwealth v. Philip Morris Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- State v. Philip Morris Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- State v. Philip Morris USA Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2008
- In Re Tobacco Cases ICalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State ex rel. Greitens v. American Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2017
- McGraw v. American Tobacco Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2009
- State Ex Rel. Masto v. SECOND JUDICIAL DIST. CT.Nevada Supreme Court · 2009
- State v. Second Judicial District CourtNevada Supreme Court · 2009
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Kane v. Philip Morris, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
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