Legal Opinion
COM. OF MASSACHUSETTS v. Philip Morris Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 20, 1996No. Civil Action 96-10014-GAOPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
O’TOOLE, District Judge.
After this action was commenced in the Massachusetts Superior Court, the defendants removed it to this Court. The plaintiff Commonwealth of Massachusetts has objected that the removal was improper and now asks that it be remanded. The principal issue raised by Massachusetts’ motion is whether the complaint presents a “federal question” lying within the jurisdiction of this Court or whether the claims asserted arise only under state law. The defendants also contend that the action is equivalent to a claim on behalf of the United States, and so falls…
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Pennsylvania v. Eli Lilly & Company, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2007
- State of NY v. Lutheran Center for the Aging, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1997
- State of Maryland v. Philip Morris Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1996
- Utah v. Eli Lilly and Co.District Court, D. Utah · 2007
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority v. North Carolina Department of Health & Human ServicesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009
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