Legal Opinion
State of Tex. v. American Tobacco Co.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided September 8, 1997No. 5-96CV-91PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER RE DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS COUNTS 1-3 AND COUNTS 4-17 OF THE STATE’S SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT
FOLSOM, District Judge.
CAME ON TO BE CONSIDERED this day Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss Counts 1-3 (docket entry # 50) and Counts 4-17 (docket entry # 194) of the State’s Second Amended Complaint. 1 The Court held oral argument on April 14,1997. After reviewing the motions, the responses, and the replies, the Court finds the motions are well taken in part as explained in the following opinion.
J. BACKGROUND
The State of Texas (“State”) brought this suit seeking to…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
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- Laborers Local 17 Health & Benefit Fund v. Philip Morris, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
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