LORILLARD TOBACCO CO., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Philip Morris Inc., Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., and United States Tobacco Co., Plaintiffs,
v.
Thomas REILLY, in his official capacity as Attorney General of Massachusetts, Defendant.
United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
December 2, 1999.
December 2, 1999.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Richard M. Zielinski, Robert D. Ryan, C. Dylan Sanders, Hill & Barlow, Boston, MA, Clausen Ely, Jr., Patricia A. Barald, David H. Remes, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, for Lorillard Tobacco Company.
Verne W. Vance, Jr., Foley, Hoag & Eliot, Boston, MA, Andrew S. Krulwich, Daniel E. Troy, Thomas W. Kirby, William A. McGrath, Wiley, Rein & Fielding, Washington, DC, for Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation.
Richard M. Zielinski, Hill & Barlow, Boston, MA, Clausen Ely, Jr., Patricia A. Barald, David H. Remes, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, John B. Connarton, Jr., Connarton, Wood & Callahan, Boston, MA, for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
Henry C. Dinger, Cerise H. Lim-Epstein, Richard D. Hosp, Goodwin, Procter & Hoar, Boston, MA, for Philip Morris, Inc.
George J. Skelly, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Boston, MA, for United States Tobacco Company.
James V. Kearney, Christopher R. Harris, Latham & Watkins, New York City, Peter G. Hermes, Hermes, Netburn, O'Connor & Spearing, P.C., Boston, MA, Peter C. Netburn, Hermes, Netburn, O'Connor & Spearing, P.C., Boston, MA, for Consolidated Cigar Corporation.
George J. Skelly, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Boston, MA, James V. Kearney, Christopher R. Harris, Latham & Watkins, New York City, Peter C. Netburn, Peter G. Hermes, Hermes, Netburn, O'Connor & Spearing, P.C., Boston, MA, for General Cigar Co., Inc., Havatampa, Inc., John Middleton, Inc., L.J. Peretti Co., Inc., Swedish Match North America, Inc., Swisher International, Inc., Tobacco Exporters International (USA) Ltd.
William T. Matlack, Assistant Atty. General, Office of the Atty. General, Boston, MA, William W. Porter, Michael G. Hering, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Boston, MA, for Thomas Reilly, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Jeffrey B. Chasnow, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Consumer Litigation, Washington, DC, for United States of America.
United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Although admittedly addictive, see Philip Morris, Cigarette Smoking: Health Issues for Smokers (visited Nov. 16, 1999) <http://www.philipmorris.com/tobacco_bus/tobacco_issues/health_issues.html> ("Cigarette smoking is addictive, as that term is most commonly used today."), cigarette smoking is an entirely lawful activity for...
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