THE REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR, Plaintiff,
v.
PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES, INC., et al, Defendant.
United States District Court, S.D. Florida.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
February 26, 2002.
February 26, 2002.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Thomas Girardi, Esq., Girardi & Keese, Los Angeles, CA, Aaron Podhurst, Joel S. Perwin, Steven C. Marks, Esq., Podhurst, Orsek, Josefsberg, Eaton, Meadow, Olin & Perwin, P.A., Miami, FL, Walter Lack, Esq., Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack, Los Angeles, CA, for The Republic of Ecuador.
Marty Steinberg, Esq., Barry R. Davidson, Esq., Hunton & Williams, Miami, FL, Kenneth J. Parsigian, David R. Zipps, Paul E. Nemser, Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, MA, Stephen N. Zack, Zack Kosnitzky, P.A., Miami, FL, for Philip Morris Companies, Inc. and Philip Morris Inc.
Douglas J. Chumbley, Carlton Fields, P.A., Miami, FL, William Plesec, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, OH, Laura Parcher, Jones Day, Reavis & Pogue, Washington, DC, for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Gene E. Voigts, Richard Gray, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, Kansas City, MI, David Ross, Greenberg Traurig, PA, Miami, FL, for Lorillard Tobacco Co. and Loews Corp.
Kelly Anne Luther, Clark, Silverglate, et al., Miami, FL, Julie Fischer, Kosowitz, Benson, et al., New York, NY, for Liggett Group, Inc., Liggett & Myers, Inc., Brook Group Holding, Inc.
Anthony N. Upshaw, Adorno & Zeder, PA, Miami, FL, for Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., BATUS Holdings, Inc.
David Bernick, Jonathan Bunge, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, for Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., BATUS Holdings, Inc., and American Brands, Inc.
United States District Court, S.D. Florida.
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS
MORENO, District Judge.
The Republic of Ecuador brought suit against the tobacco industry alleging Defendants engaged in an international conspiracy to evade taxes by smuggling tobacco products into its territory. At issue is whether this Court can entertain such a lawsuit or whether it must abstain under separation of powers principles. Because this Court finds that it should abstain under separation of...
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