ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICTS, a Washington unincorporated association, et al., Plaintiffs,
v.
PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED, et al., Defendants.
United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Seattle.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
December 13, 1999.
December 13, 1999.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Bradley J. Berg, Christopher Kane, Roger D. Mellem, Michael K Vaska, Foster Pepper & Shefelman, Seattle, WA, for Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts, Grays Harbor County Public Hosp. Dist. No 1, King County Public Hosp. dist. No 1, Okanogan County public Hosp. Dist. No 4, plaintiffs.
Christopher Kane, Foster Pepper & Shefelman, Seattle, WA, for Adams County Public Hospital Dist. No 2, Adams County Public Hospital Dist. No 3, Affiliated Health Services, Chelan County Public Hospital Dist. No 1, Chelan County Public Hospital Dist. No 2, Clallam County Public Hospital Dist. No 1, Clallam County Public Hospital Dist. No 2, Douglas Grant Lincoln Okanogan Counties Public Hospital Dist. No 6, Ferry County Public Hospital Dist. No 1, Garfield County Public Hospital District, Grant County Public Hospital Dist. No 1, Grant County Public Hospital Dist. No 2, Jefferson County Public Hospital Dist. No 2, Kennewick Public Hospital Dist., King County Public Hospital Dist. No 2, Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist. No 1, Lewis County Public Hospital District No 1, Lincoln County Public Hospital District No 1, Mason County Public Hospital District No 1, Okanogan County Public Hospital District No 3, Okanogan and Douglas Counties Public Hospital District No 1, Pacific County Public Hospital District No 2, Pacific County Public Hospital District No 3, Pend Oreille County Public Hospital District No 1, Skagit Co Public Hosp., Skagit County Public Hospital Dist. No 2, Skagit and Whatcom Counties Public Hospital Dist. No 304, Snohomish County Public Hospital Dist. No 1, Snohomish County Public Hospital Dist. No 2, Snohomish County Public Hospital Dist. No 3, Whitman County Public Hospital Dist. No 1-A, Whitman County Public Hospital Dist. No 3, plaintiffs.
Michael K Vaska, Foster Pepper & Shefelman, Seattle, WA, for Grant County Public Hospital Dist. No 3, Prosser Public Hospital Dist., plaintiffs.
John Wentworth Phillips, Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe, Seattle, WA, for Philip Morris Inc, defendant.
Bradley S. Keller, Byrnes & Keller, Seattle, WA, Peter J Busch, Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin, San Francisco, CA, for RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company, defendant.
John Arthur Tondini, Byrnes & Keller, Seattle, WA, for Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp, defendant.
Stephen Murray Todd, Mark Robert Koenig, Todd & Wakefield, Seattle, WA, for Bat Industries PLC, defendant.
Delbert D Miller, Miller Bateman LLP, Seattle, WA, for United States Tobacco Co, defendant.
Patrick S Davies, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, for Tobacco Institute Inc, defendant.
John D. Wilson, Jr., Wilson, Smith, Cochran & Dickerson, Seattle, WA, for Smokeless Tobacco Council Inc, defendant.
Bradley S. Keller, Byrnes & Keller, Seattle, WA, for RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company, defendant.
Michael P Panagrossi, David Moss, Adam I Stein, Mary Elizabeth McGarry, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York City, Stephen Murray Todd, Mark Robert Koenig, Todd & Wakefield, Seattle, WA, for British American Tobacco P.L.C. fka B.A.T. Industries, defendant.
John G. Bergmann, Robert N Gellatly, Jr., Helsell Fetterman LLP, Seattle, WA, for Liggett Group Inc, Liggett & Myers Inc, defendants.
United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Seattle.
ORDER
ZILLY, District Judge.
Plaintiffs are Public Hospital Districts in counties throughout Washington State, and the trade association of these hospital districts (collectively, the "plaintiffs"). Defendants are tobacco companies and related entities associated with the tobacco manufacturers (collectively, the "defendants"). Plaintiffs have brought federal and state claims against defendants for the unreimbursed health care costs associated with treating...
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