State Ex Rel. Goddard v. RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company

OPINION

WEISBERG, Judge.

¶ 1 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (“Reynolds”) appeals from the grant of summary judgment to the State of Arizona and the denial of its own motion for summary judgment. At issue is the interpretation of a provision in a Master Settlement Agreement entered into by the parties. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶2 In 1998, the State of Arizona, along with forty-five states, the District of Columbia, and five territories, entered into a Master Settlement Agreement (“MSA”) with Reynolds and four other tobacco companies. The MSA ended litigation brought by the various governments seeking to…