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International Tobacco Partners, Ltd. v. Kline

District Court, D. Kansas

Decided February 8, 2007No. Civil Action 05-2319-KHVPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

VRATIL, District Judge.

International Tobacco Partners, Ltd., brings suit against the Attorney General of the State of Kansas, challenging statutes relating to the Master Tobacco Settlement Agreement reached by 46 states and four major cigarette manufacturers in 1998. Specifically, plaintiff alleges that federal law preempts the Kansas Escrow Statute, K. S.A § 50-6a-01 et seq., as amended by the Allocable Share Release Repealer, and the Kansas Contraband Statute, K.S.A. § 50-6a-04, because those statutes implement an output cartel which is illegal per se under Section 1 of…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Kt & G Corp. v. ATTORNEY GEN. OF STATE OF OKLAHOMACourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008
  2. Freedom Holdings, Inc. v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
  3. Freedom Holdings, Inc. v. CuomoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2009
  4. GRAND RIVER ENTERPRISES SIX NATIONS, LTD. v. KingDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2011
  5. Freedom Holdings, Inc. v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010

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