Steamfitters v. Phillip Morris

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON November 1999 Session STEAMFITTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 614 HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND, ET AL. v. PHILIP MORRIS, INC., ET AL. Interlocutory Appeal from the Circuit Court for Shelby County No. 92260-2 T.D. James F. Russell, Judge No. W1999-01061-COA-R9-CV - Filed September 26, 2000 Union health and welfare funds brought an action against tobacco companies and their trade associations to recover the funds’ costs of treating their participants’ smoking-related illnesses. The tobacco companies moved to dismiss the complaint, arguing that the funds’ economic…