Legal Opinion
Scott v. American Tobacco Co., Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 23, 2010No. 2009-CA-0461PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL A. BONIN, Judge.
h The “tobacco companies” 1 suspensively appeal 2 the Amended Judgment rendered on July 21, 2008 in this class action matter which ordered them to deposit into the court’s registry the full amount of $263,532,762 with legal interest from June 30, 2004, until paid, in order to fund a court supervised comprehensive smoking cessation program. Ms. Deania Jackson 3 timely filed an answer to the appeal. La. C.C.P. art. 2133 A. For the reasons which follow, we amend the judgment and, as amended, affirm.
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2Cases cited62 opinions
- Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Arceneaux v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Hecht Co. v. BowlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Philip Morris USA Inc. v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Duncan v. BartholomewLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
- Dejoie v. GuidryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
- Iteld v. Four Corners Construction L.P.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
- In re Medical Review Panel Claim of ScottLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
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