United States District Court, E.D. New York.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
July 25, 2002.
July 25, 2002.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
The Cuneo Law Group by Jonathon W. Cuneo, Washington, DC, Hutton & Hutton by Mark B. Hutton, Derek S. Casey, Chan P. Townsley, Wichita, KS, Richardson & Ward by Gary Richardson, Tulsa, OK, Cooper & Kirk by Charles J. Cooper, Robert J. Cynkar, Victor J. Wolski, Derek L. Shaffer, Washington, DC, Ronald D. Wells by Ronald D. Wells, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff Mason, et al.
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, Esq. by Kevin J. Dunne, Esq., Eric M. Kraus, Esq., New York City, Kirkland & Ellis, Esqs. by Marjorie P. Lindblom, Esq., David Bernick, Esq., Andrew R. McGaan, Esq., Deirdre A. Fox, Esq., New York City, Goodwin, Proctor & Hoar, LLP by U. Gwyn Williams, Esq., Boston, MA, for Defendant Brown & Williamson.
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue by Harold Keith Gordon, Byron G. Stier, George Kostolampros, New York City, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue by Theodore M. Grossman, Hugh R. Witing, Mark A. Belasic, Cleveland, OH, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue by Robert H. Klonoff, Washington, DC, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue by Jerome R. Doak, Margaret I. Lyle, Dallas, TX, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice by Ursula M. Henninger, Esq., Winston-Salem, NC, for Defendant R.J. Reynolds.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP by Alan Mansfield, Esq., Robert J. Kirshenberg, Esq., Stephen L. Saxl, Esq., New York City, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP by William L. Allinder, Esq., Lori Connors McGroder, Esq., Kansas City, MO, for Defendant Lorillard Tobacco.
Arnold & Porter by Peter Bleakley, Esq, Murray R. Garnick, Esq., David S. Eggert, Eric Suter, Washington, DC, Dechert Price & Rhoads by Peter L. Critchell, Esq., New York City, Collier, Shannon, Rill & Scott by John B. Williams, Esq., Thomas W. Mitchell, Esq., Washington, DC, Goodwin, Proctor & Hoar by Kenneth J. Parsigian, Esq., Paul E. Namser, Esq., Boston, MA, for Defendant Philip Morris.
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom by Arthur H. Aizley, Esq., Eric S. Sarner, Esq., New York City, for Defendant U.S. Tobacco and American Tobacco.
Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman by Leonard A. Feiwus, Esq., New York City, for Defendant Liggett and Brooke Group.
United States District Court, E.D. New York.
MEMORANDUM ORDER AND JUDGMENT
WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge.
I. Introduction
Plaintiffs bring this class action pursuant to the private cause of action provision of the Medicare as Secondary Payer ("MSP") statute. 42 U.S.C. § 1395y(b)(3)(A) (2002). They seek certification of the following proposed class:
Individuals who have received or are receiving health care services for the treatment of tobacco-related illnesses, including...
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