HEALTH FUND v. PHILIP MORRIS


188 Misc.2d 638 (2000)

729 N.Y.S.2d 240

EASTERN STATES HEALTH & WELFARE FUND et al., Plaintiffs, v. PHILIP MORRIS, INC., et al., Defendants. (And Nine Other Actions.)

Supreme Court, New York County.

March 3, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York City (Peter C. Hein, Barbara Robbins and Ben M. Germana of counsel), for Philip Morris, Inc., defendant.

Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, New York City (Steven C. Bennett and Michael S. Chernis of counsel), for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and others, defendants.

Kirkland & Ellis, New York City (Marjorie Press Lindblom and Peter A. Bellacosa of counsel), for American Tobacco Company and another, defendants.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York City (Mark Cunha and Adam Stein of counsel), and Chadbourne & Parke, New York City (Thomas J. McCormack and Robert Pruyne of counsel), for B.A.T. Industries, PLC, and another, defendants.

Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, New York City (Michael M. Fay of counsel), for Liggett & Meyers Inc., defendant.

Greenberg, Traurig, Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen & Quentel, New York City (Alan E. Mansfield of counsel), for Lorillard Tobacco Co., Inc., defendant.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom L. L. P., New York City (Peter J. McKenna and Mark S. Cheffo of counsel), for United States Tobacco Co., defendant.

Debevoise & Plimpton, New York City (Steven Klugman of counsel), for The Council for Tobacco Research-U.S.A., Inc., defendant.

Seward & Kissell, New York City (Anthony Mansfield of counsel), for The Tobacco Institute, Inc., defendant.

Jacob, Medinger & Finnegan, L. L. P., New York City (Barry S. Schaevitz of counsel), for Smokeless Tobacco Council, Inc., defendant.

Davis & Gilbert, New York City (Bruce Ginsberg of counsel), for Hill & Knowlton, Inc., defendant.

Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P. C., Mineola (Michael Ciaffa of counsel), and Zwerling, Schachter & Zwerling, L. L. P., New York City (Dan Drachler of counsel), for Eastern States Health & Welfare Fund and others, plaintiffs.

Levy, Ratner & Behroozi, P. C., New York City (Metra Behroozi of counsel), and David Paul Horowitz, New York City, for Local 1199 National Benefit Fund for Human Services Employees, plaintiff.


OPINION OF THE COURT

CHARLES EDWARD RAMOS, J.

Defendants Philip Morris, Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., RJR Nabisco Holding Corp., RJR Nabisco, Inc., American Tobacco Company, Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., B.A.T. Industries, PLC, British American Tobacco Company, Ltd., Liggett & Myers Inc., Lorillard Tobacco Co., Inc., United States Tobacco Co., The Council for Tobacco Research-U.S.A., Inc., The Tobacco Institute, Inc., Smokeless Tobacco Council...

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