Legal Opinion
Group Health Plan, Inc. v. Philip Morris, Inc.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided January 31, 2002No. CIV 98-1036(PAM/JGL), CIV 99-1739(PAM/JGL)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MAGNUSON, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment on Causation, Injury, and Damages and cross-Motions for Summary Judgment on the statute of limitations. For the following reasons, the Court grants Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment based on causation, injury, and damages. It is therefore unnecessary for the Court to reach the parties’ cross-Motions for Summary Judgment on the statute of limitations.
BACKGROUND
For the purposes of these Motions, it is sufficient to note that Plaintiffs are health maintenance…
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Group Health Plan, Inc. v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
- Medalen v. Tiger Drylac U.S.A., Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 2003
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- Group Health Plan, Inc., a Nonprofit Minnesota Health Maintenance Organization Healthpartners, Inc., a Nonprofit Minnesota Health Maintenance Organization v. Philip Morris Usa, Inc. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company, Suing as Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation Lorillard Tobacco Company, Inc. Liggett Group, Inc. Hill & Knowlton, Inc. Council for Tobacco Research Usa, Inc. The Tobacco Institute, Inc. Smokeless Tobacco Council, Inc., Medica, a Nonprofit Minnesota Health Maintenance Organization, and Subsidiary of Allina Health System v. Philip Morris Usa, Inc. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company, Suing as Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation Lorillard Tobacco Company, Inc. Liggett Group, Inc. Hill & Knowlton, Inc. Council for Tobacco Research Usa, Inc. The Tobacco Institute, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
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