Legal Opinion
Freedom Holdings Inc. v. Spitzer
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 6, 2004No. Docket No. 02-7492PublishedCited by 175 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge SACK concurs in a separate opinion.
WINTER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves a challenge to New York legislation enacted pursuant to the settlement agreement of a host of various lawsuits brought by most of the states against the major tobacco manufacturers. Freedom Holdings Inc. and International Tobacco Partners, Ltd. — companies that import cigarettes for resale in New York from foreign manufacturers who are non-parties to the settlement agreement — appeal from Judge Hellerstein’s dismissal of their complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). The appellees are Eliot Spitzer,…
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