Legal Opinion
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Philip Morris Inc.
District Court, M.D. North Carolina
Decided May 1, 2002No. 1:14-m-00002PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BULLOCK, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in these consolidated cases, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (“RJR”), Lorillard Tobacco Company (“Lorillard”), and Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. (“B & W”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”) seek injunctive and declaratory relief and damages for alleged violations of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1 and 2 (federal claims), and North Carolina General Statutes §§ 75-1, 75-1.1, 75-2, and 75-2.1, as well as for unfair competition under North Carolina common law (state claims) stemming from Defendant Philip Morris’s (“PM”)…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Williamson Oil Company, Inc. v. Philip Morris USACourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
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- Sparks v. Oxy-Health, LLCDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 2015
- E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co. v. Kolon Industries, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2009
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