Legal Opinion
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Jersey, Inc. v. Philip Morris USA Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 16, 2003No. Docket Nos. 02-7276(L), 02-7394(CON), 02-7424(CON)PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
F.I.PARKER, Circuit Judge.**
Phillip Morris, Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Lorillard Tobacco Company, Liggett Group, Iiic. and Liggett & Myers, Inc. (“Appellants”) appeal from a decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Jack B. Weinstein, Judge) denying them judgment as a matter of law following a jury verdict in favor of Empire Healthcare, Inc. (d/b/a Empire Blue Cross & Blue Shield) (“Empire”).1 Empire alleged that defendants2 engaged in a scheme to distort public knowledge concerning the risks of…
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