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STATE v. AMERICAN TOBACCO CO.

1981413.

772 So.2d 417 (2000)

STATE of Alabama v. The AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied May 19, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill Pryor, atty. gen., and Raymond L. Jackson, asst. atty. gen., for appellant.

Walter R. Byars, Montgomery; E. Ted Taylor of Taylor & Taylor, Birmingham; Larry W. Morris, Alexander City; and Michael J. Evans, Birmingham, for appellees.

HOUSTON, Justice.1

The State of Alabama appeals from an order of the Montgomery Circuit Court awarding $2,011,160.36 in attorney fees and as reimbursement for expenses to five attorneys who, at the request of former Governor Fob James, filed a lawsuit against the tobacco industry shortly before Attorney General Bill Pryor and other state attorneys general negotiated a national settlement of pending and impending litigation against the...

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