Legal Opinion
Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. American Legacy Foundation
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided July 17, 2006No. 579, 2005PublishedCited by 385 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIDGELY, Justice.
Defendant-Appellant Lorillard Tobacco Company appeals the declaratory judgment of the Court of Chancery in favor of the American Legacy Foundation (“ALF”) arising from a contract dispute under a Master Settlement Agreement (“MSA”) between the nation’s largest tobacco companies and forty-six states’ attorneys general. Consistent with the terms of the MSA, ALF was created to reduce tobacco usage among youth. ALF sought to do so through advertising which Lorillard contends violates the prohibition in the settlement agreement against “vilification” or “personal attacks” against…
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