CONSOLIDATED CIGAR CORPORATION; General Cigar Co., Inc.; Havatampa, Inc.; John Middleton, Inc.; L.J. Peretti Co., Inc.; Swisher International, Inc.; Tobacco Exporters International (USA) Ltd.; Swedish Match North America, Inc.; Plaintiffs, Appellants,
v.
Thomas F. REILLY, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Defendant, Appellee.
Lorillard Tobacco Company; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Philip Morris, Inc.; United States Tobacco Company; Plaintiffs.
United States, Interested Party.
Lorillard Tobacco Company; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Philip Morris, Inc.; Plaintiffs, Appellants,
v.
Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Defendant, Appellee.
United States Tobacco Company; Consolidated Cigar Corporation; 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.; Plaintiffs.
United States, Interested Party.
United States Tobacco Company, Plaintiff, Appellant,
v.
Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Defendant, Appellee.
Lorillard Tobacco Company; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Philip Morris, Inc.; Consolidated Cigar Corporation; 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.; Plaintiffs.
United States, Interested Party.
Lorillard Tobacco Company; Philip Morris, Inc.; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation; United States Tobacco Company; Consolidated Cigar Corporation; General Cigar Co., Inc.; John Middleton, Inc.; L.J. Peretti Co., Inc.; Swedish Match North America, Inc.; Swisher International, Inc.; Tobacco Exporters International (USA) Ltd.; Plaintiffs, Appellees,
v.
Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Defendant, Appellant.
United States, Interested Party.
Lorillard Tobacco Company; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Philip Morris, Inc.; United States Tobacco Company; Consolidated Cigar Corporation; 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.; Plaintiffs, Appellees,
v.
Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Defendant, Appellant.
United States, Interested Party.
Lorillard Tobacco Company; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Philip Morris, Inc.; United States Tobacco Company; Consolidated Cigar Corporation; Havatampa, Inc.; John Middleton, Inc.; L.J. Peretti Co., Inc.; Swedish Match North America, Inc.; Swisher International, Inc.; Tobacco Exporters International (USA) Ltd.; Philip Morris, Inc.; Plaintiffs, Appellees,
v.
Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Defendant, Appellant.
United States, Interested Party.
Consolidated Cigar Corporation; General Cigar Co., Inc.; Havatampa, Inc.; John Middleton, Inc.; L.J. Peretti Co., Inc.; Swisher International, Inc.; Tobacco Exporters International (USA) Ltd.; Swedish Match North America, Inc.; Lorillard Tobacco Company; Philip Morris, Inc.; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation; United States Tobacco Company; Plaintiffs, Appellees,
v.
Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Defendant, Appellant.
United States, Interested Party.
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Heard April 7, 2000.
Decided July 17, 2000.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
James V. Kearney, with whom Latham & Watkins, Peter G. Hermes, Peter C. Netburn and Hermes, Netburn, O'Connor & Spearing, P.C. were on brief, for appellants Consolidated Cigar Corp., General Cigar Co., Inc., Havatampa, Inc., John Middleton, Inc., L.J. Peretti Co., Inc., Swedish Match North America, Inc., Swisher International, Inc. and Tobacco Exporters International (USA) Ltd.
Henry C. Dinger, P.C., with whom Cerise Lim-Epstein, Goodwin, Procter & Hoar, LLP, Verne W. Vance, Jr., John H. Henn, Foley, Hoag & Eliot, Andrew S. Krulwich, Thomas W. Kirby, Daniel E. Troy, William A. McGrath, Wiley Rein & Fielding, Richard M. Zielinski, Robert D. Ryan, Hill & Barlow, John B. Connarton, Jr. P.C., Carol-Lynn M. Bear, Connarton, Wood & Callahan. Clausen Ely, Patricia A. Barald and Covington & Burling were on brief, for appellants Philip Morris Incorporated, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Lorillard Tobacco Company and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
George J. Skelly, with whom Michael D. Blanchard, Eric S. Sarner and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP were on brief, for appellant United States Tobacco Company.
Steven G. Brody, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft and Gilbert H. Weil on brief, for Association of National Advertisers, Inc., amicus curiae.
Daniel J. Popeo, Richard A. Samp and Washington Legal Foundation on brief, for Washington Legal Foundation, amicus curiae.
William W. Porter, CA, Assistant Attorney General, with whom Susan Paulson, CA, Assistant Attorney General, was on brief, for appellee.
Douglas N. Letter, Appellate Litigation Counsel, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, with whom David W. Ogden, Acting Assistant Attorney General, and Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, were on brief, for the United States, amicus curiae.
Brian Wolfman, David C. Vladeck, Richard J. Whitney, Speir & Whitney, George A. Hacker, Donald W. Garner, Michael L. Ile, Anne M. Murphy and Leonard A. Nelson on brief, for American Medical Association, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, American Cancer Society, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Public Citizen, Inc. and the Massachusetts Medical Society, amici curiae.
Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
Before the Court is a challenge to regulations promulgated by the Attorney General of Massachusetts which restrict the sale, promotion, and labeling of tobacco products in an effort to reduce the use of such products by minors. Three groups of tobacco companies1 have sued the Attorney General, claiming that the Massachusetts regulations are partially preempted by federal...
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