REPUBLIC OF BOLIVIA, Plaintiff,
v.
PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES, INC., et al., Defendant.
United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Galveston Division.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
March 1, 1999.
March 1, 1999.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Vaughan O. Stewart, Lake Jackson, TX, David W. Robertson, Univ. of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX, Don R Riddle, Riddle & Baumgartner, Houston, TX, for The Republic of Bolivia
Stephen D. Susman, Susman Godfrey LLP, Houston, TX, for Philip Morris Companies, Inc., Philip Morris Incorporated, Philip Morris Products Inc., Philip Morris International Inc., Philip Morris Management Corp., Philip Morris Duty Free Inc.
Paul Edward Stallings, Vinson and Elkins, Houston, TX, Richard Lee Melancon, Melancon and Hogue, Friendswood, TX, for Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Batus Holdings Inc.
Daniel F. Kolb, Ola N. Rech, Davis Polk et al, New York City, for RJR Nabisco Holdings, RJR Nabisco Inc.
Robert F. McDermott, Jr., Jones Day et al, Washington, DC, Paul S. Ryerson, Jones Day et al, Washington, DC, for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, R.J. Reynolds International, Inc.
Aaron Marks, Kasowitz Benson et al, New York City, for Brooke Group Ltd., Liggett Group Inc.
Stephen E. Scheve, Shook Hardy and Bacon, Houston, TX, Steven Richard Selsberg, Shook Hardy and Bacon, Houston, TX, for Loews Corporation, Lorillard, Inc., Lorillard Tobacco Co.
United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Galveston Division.
ORDER OF TRANSFER PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a)
KENT, District Judge.
Plaintiff, the Republic of Bolivia, brings this action to recover from numerous tobacco companies various health care costs it allegedly incurred in treating illnesses its residents suffered as a result of tobacco use. This action was originally filed in the District Court of Brazoria County, Texas, 239th Judicial District, and removed to this Court on February 19, 1999,...
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