Legal Opinion
Laborers Local 17 Health & Benefit Fund v. Philip Morris, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 25, 1998No. 97 Civ. 4550(SAS), 97 Civ. 4676, 97 Civ. 7346, 97 Civ. 8462 and 97 Civ. 9395-9402PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
I.Background
Plaintiffs are labor union health and welfare trust funds (the “Funds”) that supplement employers’ basic medical benefits by providing death, disability and prescription drug benefits and related services. Defendants are tobacco companies and tobacco public relations firms. Plaintiffs allege that defendants have engaged in a conspiracy to deceive the general public, including plaintiffs, as to the health risks associated with smoking, the addictiveness of nicotine, and the levels of nicotine in their products. As a result, plaintiffs…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Associated General Contractors of California, Inc. v. California State Council of CarpentersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Steamfitters Local Union No. 420 Welfare Fund v. Philip Morris, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Wright v. Brooke Group Ltd.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2002
- Laborers Local 17 Health & Benefit Fund v. Philip Morris, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Jersey, Inc. v. Philip Morris, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1999
- Laborers Local 17 Health And Benefit Fund v. Philip Morris, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
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