U.S. v. PHILIP MORRIS INC.

No. CIV. A. 99-2496(GK).

153 F.Supp.2d 32 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

July 27, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Patrick Glynn, Sharon Y. Eubanks, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Torts Branch, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff.

Peter Thomas Grossi, Jr., Jonathan Louis Stern, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, Cynthia S. Cecil, Hunton & Williams, Richard, VA, Timothy M. Broas, Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC, Dan K. Webb, Bradley E. Lerman, Ricardo E. Ugarte, Kevin J. Narko, Luke A. Palese, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, Herbert M. Wachtell, Ben M. Germana, Steven M. Barna, Jeffrey M. Wintner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York City, C. Ian Anderson, Davis, Polk & Wardwell, New York City, Robert M. Rader, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York City, Robert Francis McDermott, Jr., Jonathan M. Redgrave, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Washington, DC, Robert C. Weber, Paul Crist, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, OH, Nicholas N. Nierengarten, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, PA, Minneapolis, MN, Ivan C. Smith, Jones Day Reavis & Pogue, Columbus, OH, William Charles Hendricks, III, Andrew McCormack, King & Spalding, Washington, DC, David M. Bernick, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, Kenneth N. Bass, Jason Beckerman, David Mendelson, David Sullivan, Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, Stephen R. Patton, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, Douglas G. Smith, Michelle H. Browdy, Deirdre A. Fox, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, Richard Paul Cassetta, James M. Cox, Thompson & Coburn, LLP, St. Louis, MO, J. William Newbold, Michael B. Minton, Thompson Coburn LLP, St. Louis, MO, Kenneth Anthony Gallo, Fred W. Reinke, Clifford, Chance, Rogers & Wells, LLP, Washington, DC, Aaron H. Marks, Marc E. Kasowitx, Daniel R. Benson, Nancy E. Straub, Leonard A. Feiwus, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres, Friedman, L.L.P., New York City, Michael Asher Schlanger, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Washington, DC, Mary Elizabeth McGarry, Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, New York City, Michael V. Corrigan, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York City, Demetra Frawley, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York City, William Salvatore D'Amico, Chadbourne & Parke, Washington, DC, Timothy M. Hughes, Garyowen P. Morrisroe, Chadbourne & Parke, New York City, Debevoise & Plimpton, Washington, DC, Judah Best, Bruce G. Merritt, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York City, Keith Allen Teel, James Alexander Goold, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, Richard A. Levie, ADR Associates, Washington, DC, Frank Janecek, Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach, San Diego, CA, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION-ORDER # 71

KESSLER, District Judge.

I. Introduction

The United States of America ("Plaintiff" or "the Government") brought suit against nine tobacco companies and two related entities (collectively "Defendants")1 to recover health care expenditures the Government has paid for or will pay for to treat tobacco-related injuries allegedly caused by Defendants' tortious conduct, and to disgorge...

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