Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Humphrey v. Philip Morris Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided July 25, 1996No. C1-95-1324PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GARDEBRING, Justice.
In this case we are asked to determine whether Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross), a Minnesota health care organization, has standing to sue a number of tobacco companies on various theories, all relating to the health of Minnesotans who have smoked cigarettes over an extended period of time. The trial court denied the motion of the tobacco companies to dismiss Blue Cross for lack of standing and the court of appeals refused to hear the request by the tobacco companies for discretionary review of this determination. Believing this to be an…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Illinois Brick Co. v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by125 opinions
- Steamfitters Local Union No. 420 Welfare Fund v. Philip Morris, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Hoang Minh Ly v. NystromSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2000
- Group Health Plan, Inc. v. Philip Morris Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 734 Health and Welfare Trust Fund and Central States Joint Board Health and Welfare Trust Fund v. Philip Morris Incorporated, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield v. Philip Morris IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- In Re New Motor Vehicles Canadian Export Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2004
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