Legal Opinion
Philip Morris Inc. v. Angeletti
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 16, 2000No. Misc. No. 2, Sept. Term, 1998PublishedCited by 200 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAKER, Judge.
Petitioners, a host of tobacco manufacturers and related entities, have filed a petition with this Court for a writ of mandamus or prohibition, asking that we direct the Circuit Court for Baltimore City to vacate its certification of two classes of Maryland residents who, as current or former users of tobacco products, have filed a suit against Petitioners claiming to have been injured by tobacco use or addicted to nicotine. We shall grant the extraordinary relief of mandamus and order the Circuit Court to decertify the classes.
I. The Case
On May 24, 1996, Respondents 1 filed a…
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