Legal Opinion
State v. Phillip Morris, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 12, 2006No. SC 17548PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VERTEFEUILLE, J.
The sole issue presented in this appeal is whether the current dispute between the defendants Commonwealth Brands, Inc., King Maker Marketing, Inc., and Sherman 1400 Broadway N.Y.C., Inc. (petitioners), and the plaintiff, the state of Connecticut (state), is subject to arbitration under the arbitration provision of the tobacco litigation master settlement agreement (agreement) to which the petitioners and the state are parties. The state appeals from the judgment of the trial court granting the petitioners’ petition to compel arbitration. The state claims that the trial…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Wright v. Universal Maritime Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Collins v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- United Illuminating Co. v. Wisvest-Connecticut, LLCSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- PSE Consulting, Inc. v. MercedeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Philip Morris Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- State v. Philip Morris Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2007
- State ex rel. Greitens v. American Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2017
- State v. Philip Morris USA Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2008
- State Ex Rel. Riley v. Lorillard Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2008
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