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Tritent International Corp. v. Kentucky

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided October 30, 2006No. 05-6791PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs Cibahia Tabacos Especias Ltda. (a Brazilian cigarette manufacturer), Tritent International Corp. (an importer of Cibahia’s cigarettes), and DWI, LLC (a Kentucky wholesaler of those cigarettes) (collectively, Tritent), filed suit against the Commonwealth of Kentucky, arguing that two Kentucky statutes have effectively prohibited Tritent from doing business in the state. The statutes were enacted to effectuate and enforce the provisions of the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), a voluntary agreement that has been entered into by 46 states (the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Carolyn Morgan v. Church's Fried ChickenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
  3. California Retail Liquor Dealers Assn. v. Midcal Aluminum, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Schwegmann Bros. v. Calvert Distillers Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
  5. Rice v. Norman Williams Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  3. Kt & G Corp. v. ATTORNEY GEN. OF STATE OF OKLAHOMACourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008
  4. Freedom Holdings, Inc. v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
  5. Grand River Enterprises Six Nations, Ltd. v. BeebeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009

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