Legal Opinion
In re Light Cigarettes Marketing & Sales Practices Litigation
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Decided April 16, 2012No. MDL No. 2068PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REMAND ORDER
KATHRYN H. VRATIL, Acting Chairman.
Before the Panel:* Pursuant to Rule 10.2, defendants Philip Morris USA Inc. (Philip Morris) and Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) move to vacate our order, entered at the suggestion of the transferee court,1 conditionally remanding the actions listed on the attached Schedule A to their respective transferor courts. Plaintiffs in those actions oppose the motion.
In September 2009, we ordered centralization in this docket, finding that the subject actions “share[d] factual issues as to whether Philip Morris and/or Altria engaged in deceptive marketing of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In re Light Cigarettes Marketing Sales Practices LitigationDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2011
- In Re Holiday Magic Securities & Antitrust LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1977
- In Re Evergreen Valley Project LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1977
- In re Light Cigarettes Marketing Sales Practices LitigationDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2010
- In Re Chrysler LLC 2.7 Liter V-6 Engine Oil Sludge Products Liability LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 2009
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Phillips v. Philip Morris Companies Inc.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 2014
- City and County of San Francisco v. Purdue Pharma L.P.District Court, N.D. California · 2020