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SKILLINGS v. ILLINOIS

No. 99-2087.

121 F.Supp.2d 1235 (2000)

Amanda SKILLINGS and Robert Monts, Plaintiffs, v. The State of ILLINOIS, Ann Patla, individually and in her capacity as the Director of the State of Illinois Department of Public Aid, Judy Barr Topinka, individually and in her capacity as Treasurer of the State of Illinois, and Citibank, N.A., as escrow agent under the Cigarette Master Settlement Agreement and the Smokeless Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, Defendants.

United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Danville/Urbana Division.

November 17, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. Phebus, Steven D. Wright, Phebus & Winkelmann, Urbana, IL, Nancy J. Glidden, Phebus & Winkelmann, West Chester, PA, for Plaintiff.

Karen L. McNaught, Christine A. Ryan, Office of Attorney General, Springfield, IL, for State of Illinois Defendants.

Richard T. West, Meyer Capel, P.C., Champaign, IL, for Defendant Citibank.

ORDER

BAKER, District Judge.

In November 1998, the State of Illinois, along with forty-five other states, entered into a settlement agreement with various tobacco companies. This settlement, known as the Master Settlement Agreement ("M.S.A."), covered a wide variety of claims. As part of its recovery, the State was reimbursed for money it spent to treat its public aid recipients' tobacco-induced illnesses.

The plaintiffs are Medicaid recipients...

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