Legal Opinion
Group Health Plan, Inc. v. Philip Morris, Inc.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided April 29, 1999No. CIV.98-1036(PAM/JGL)PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MAGNUSON, Chief Judge.
This matter is before the Court upon Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss. For the following reasons, Defendants’ motion is granted in part and denied in part.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs consist of various health maintenance organizations attempting to recoup healthcare costs they incurred for their members’ tobacco-related illnesses. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants conspired to mislead and confuse the public regarding the deleterious effects of tobacco use. Because of this conspiracy, Plaintiffs allege that their enrollees suffered from tobacco-related…
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