Legal Opinion

State of Rio De Janeiro of the Federative Republic of Brazil v. Philip Morris Inc.

Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)

Decided August 12, 2004No. 09-03-059 CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

143 S.W.3d 497 (2004)

The STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO OF The FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL, Appellant,

v.

PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED, B.A.T. Industries, P.L.C., Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, and Lorillard Tobacco Company, Appellees.

No. 09-03-059 CV.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Submitted on May 13, 2004.

Decided August 12, 2004.

Susan Hays, Charles S. Siegel, Waters & Kraus, LLP, Dallas, for appellant.

H. Lee Godfrey, Susman Godfrey, LLP, Steven R. Selsberg, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP, Paul E. Stallings, Vinson & Elkins, LLP, Houston, Catherine L. Bjorck,…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Burger King Corp. v. RudzewiczSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S. A. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Solano Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. BMC Software Belgium, NV v. MarchandTexas Supreme Court · 2002

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