Legal Opinion
Strawser v. Atkins
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 22, 2002No. Nos. 01-1175, 01-1557 and 01-2245PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge TRAXLER and Judge BROADWATER joined.
OPINION
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge.
These appeals grow out of a 1998 settlement of litigation that many states brought against a group of major tobacco companies. West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, like all other states participating in the settlement, stand to receive substantial funds pursuant to it. Residents of each of those states, who have received Medicaid assistance for medical problems related to tobacco, filed suit to obtain a share of…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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3Cited by45 opinions
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