Legal Opinion
PTI, Inc. v. Philip Morris Inc.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided May 25, 2000No. CV 99-8235 NM (EX)PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
MANELLA, District Judge.
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Introduction
In November 1998, the five major domestic tobacco companies 1 entered into a contract, termed the Master Settlement Agreement (“MSA”), with representatives of forty-six states, the District of Columbia, and five territories. 2 Pursuant to the MSA, the states agreed to dismiss their pending suits (or to refrain from filing suit) against the tobacco companies in exchange for yearly payments, to be used to defray health costs from smoking-related illnesses and to fund smoking…
2Cases cited91 opinions
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Sanders v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- A.D. Bedell Wholesale Company, Inc. v. Philip Morris IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Stroman Realty, Inc. v. WercinskiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
- Mariana v. FisherCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
- Kt & G Corp. v. ATTORNEY GEN. OF STATE OF OKLAHOMACourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008
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