Legal Opinion
Falise v. American Tobacco Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 1, 2000No. 99 CV 7392PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM and ORDER
WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I INTRODUCTION..321
II FACTS. 323
A. Asbestos. 323
1. Uses and Production.323
2. Exposure.323
3. Health Hazards.324
4. Industry Coverup.324
5. Litigation and Settlement.'..325
B. Tobacco .326
1. Smoking.326
2. Synergy.327
3. Conspiracy.328
a. Synergy Knowledge.328
b. Synergy Coverup.■.328
c. Broader Tobacco Conspiracy.329
d. Tobacco’s Enterprises.332
III SUMMARY JUDGMENT STANDARD.333
IV SECTION 1962(c)-RELATED CLAIMS.333
A. Causation.333
1. Factual Causation: Reliance.333
a. Reliance Showing.335
b. Application to RICO Settlement and Litigation…
2Cases cited75 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by41 opinions
- McLaughlin v. American Tobacco Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
- United States v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2006
- DeSilva v. North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2011
- Moses v. MartinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2004
- Schwab v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2006
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