STATE of Missouri, ex rel. Jeremiah W. (Jay) NIXON, Attorney General, Respondent,
v.
AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY, INC., et al., Respondents, and
The City of St. Louis, et al., Proposed Intervenors/Appellants.
State Senator Peter Kinder and Rickey Jamerson, Appellants,
v.
Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Attorney General, and Thomas Strong, Respondents.
Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
December 12, 2000.
Rehearing Denied January 23, 2001.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Kenneth Brostron, Margaret M. Monney, Terrance J. Good, Carolyn M. Kopsky, Lashley and Baer, St. Louis, W. Bevis Schock, St. Louis, Larry D. Coleman, Kansas City, Derald L. Gab, Bruce Bealke, Hugh E. McNeely, Derald L. Gab, P.C., St. Louis, for Proposed Intervenors/Appellants.
Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Paul C. Wilson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Thomas G. Strong, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., The Strong Law Firm, P.C., Springfield, Edward D. Robertson, Jr., Bartimus, Frickleton and Presley, P.C., Jefferson City, J. William Newbold, Bruce D. Ryder, Richard P. Cassetta, Thompson Coburn, L.L.P., St. Louis, Thomas F. Gardner, Jones, Day, Reavis and Pogue, Chicago, IL, Robert McDermott, Paul S. Ryerson, Jones, Day, Reavis and Pogue, Washington, DC, Alan Kohn, Lisa A. Pake, Kohn, Shands, Elbert, Gianoulakis & Giljum, St. Louis, Dan K. Webb, Winston and Strawn, Chicago, IL, Frank N. Gundlach, Armstrong, Teasdale, P.C., St. Louis, Andrew McGaan, Pam Padmanabhan, Kenneth N. Bass, Kirkland and Ellis, Chicago, IL, John Nyhan, Chadbourne and Parke, LLP, New York, Arthur L. Smith, Husch and Eppenberger, St. Louis, Adam Stein, Simpson, Thacher and Bartlett, New York, Steven Klugman, Debevoise and Plimpton, New York, Kenneth Mallin, Bryan Cave L.L.P., St. Louis, Rodney Ott, Bryan Cave L.L.P., Phoenix, AZ, Michael C. Lasky, Davis and Gilbert L.L.P., New York, Robert Hoemeke, Michael Casey, Lewis, Rice and Fingersh, St. Louis, Larry E. Hepler, Theodore MacDonald, Amy K. Collignon, Burroughs, Hepler, Broom, MacDonald & Hebrank, Edwardsville, IL, Richard E. Boyle, Gundlach, Lee, Eggman, Boyle and Roessler, Belleville, IL, Gene Voigts, Shook, Hardy and Bacon, L.L.P., Kansas City, Charles Joley, Donavan, Rose, Nester, Szewczyk & Joley, P.C., Belleville, IL, Michael Fay, Kaskowitz, Benson, Torres and Friedman, L.L.P., New York, for Respondents in No. SC 82392.
James P. Holloran, St. Louis, Amicus Curiae, The Missouri Coalition on Smoking or Health.
W. Bevis Schock, St. Louis, for Appellants in No. SC 82898.
Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., Paul C. Wilson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for Respondents in No. SC 82898.
Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.
WHITE, Judge.
I.
These cases arise from various issues surrounding the settlement between the State of Missouri and various tobacco interests. Because the cases present similar legal issues, we consolidate the cases for purposes of opinion.
On May 12, 1997, the State of Missouri filed suit against several manufacturers of tobacco products seeking to obtain damages, restitution, civil penalties, punitive damages, declaratory and injunctive relief...
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