Legal Opinion
State v. Philip Morris, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 23, 1998PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Stephen G. Crane, J.
An order staying all proceedings in this action was entered on November 24, 1998, in order to obtain from the court approval of a Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), in accordance with section II (ss) thereof, and of a Smokeless Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (STMSA) as contemplated by its section II (mm). At the same time the court granted provisional class certification of a class consisting of the State of New York and all of its counties including New York City and Erie County (the counties) with respect to the sixth cause of action of the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Nolechek v. GesualeNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- State Ex Rel. Humphrey v. Philip Morris Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
- Oden v. Chemung County Industrial Development AgencyNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Small v. Lorillard Tobacco Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Freedom Holdings Inc. v. SpitzerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- State v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- Freedom Holdings, Inc. v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
- Freedom Holdings, Inc. v. SpitzerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2004
- Fabiano v. Philip Morris Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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