Legal Opinion
State v. Philip Morris Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 6, 2006PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Sweeny, J.
The case before us arises out of the ultimate settlement of a lawsuit brought by numerous governmental entities against major tobacco producers to recoup health-care costs associated with tobacco use. The negotiations leading up to this settlement were extensive and exhaustive. The result was a written agreement between the states and the tobacco companies, called the “Master Settlement Agreement” (MSA), which set forth in detail the rights and responsibilities of the parties, including the amounts to be paid by the tobacco companies and the formulae used to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Smith Barney Shearson Inc. v. SacharowNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
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- In re the Arbitration between Trump & Carmel Fifth, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Metalink Marine Corp. v. Ned Chartering & Trading, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
3Cited by28 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Philip Morris Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- State v. Philip Morris Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2007
- State v. Phillip Morris, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- State v. Philip Morris USA Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2008
- Consumer Fin. Prot. Bureau v. RD Legal Funding, LLCDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 2018
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