U.S. v. PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.

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

287 F.Supp.2d 5 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. PHILIP MORRIS USA INC., f/k/a Philip Morris Inc., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

October 3, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murray R. Garnick, Leslie Wharton, Peter Thomas Grossi, Jr., Michael R. Geske, Jonathan Louis Stern, Stacy J. Pollock, James Miller Rosenthal, Amy Elizabeth Ralph, Jeanna Maria Beck, Floyd E. Boone, Jr., Kevin M. Green, Ryan David Guilds, Melissa L. Marglous, Amy L. McGinnis, Nick Malhotra, Anne McBride Walker, Sharma Jnatel Simmons, Duane J. Mauney, Susan Louise Lyndrop, Kendall Millard, Sharon L. Taylor, Brian K. Esser, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, Cynthia S. Cecil, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, VA, Timothy M. Broas, Seyfarth Shaw, Washington, DC, Patricia M. Schwarzschild, pro hac vice, Erik D. Nadolink, Richard H. Burton, pro hac vice, Cindy L. Gantnier, pro hac vice, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, VA, Dan K. Webb, pro hac vice, Bradley E. Lerman, Ricardo E. Ugarte, pro hac vice, Kevin J. Narko, pro hac vice, Luke A. Palese, pro hac vice, Jeffrey Wagner, pro hac vice, Elizabeth D. Jensen, pro hac vice, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, Daniel C. Jordan, Hunton & Williams, McLean, VA, Herbert M. Wachtell, pro hac vice, Ben M. Germana, pro hac vice, Steven M. Barna, pro hac vice, Jeffrey M. Wintner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York City, C. Ian Anderson, Davis, Polk & Wardwell, new York City, Lauren J. Bernstein, Winston & Strawn, New York City, Alfred McDonnell, pro hac vice, Arnold & Porter, Denver, CO, Robert M. Rader, Thomas M. Stimson, Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC, Ashley Cummings, pro hac vice, Hunton & Williams, Atlanta, GA, Seth Barrett Tillman, Montgomery, AL, for Philip Morris USA, Inc., Philip Morris Companies, Inc., Altria Group, Inc.

Paul Sommer Ryerson, Peter John Biersteker, Robert Francis McDermott, Jr., Jonathan M. Redgrave, Patrick L. Hubbard, pro hac vice, Geoffrey T. Wright, pro hac vice, Jones Day, Washington, DC, Scott C. Walker, Elizabeth P. Kessler, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Columbus, OH, Robert C. Weber, pro hac vice, Paul Crist, David B. Alden, Randal S. Baringer, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, OH, John Buchanan Williams, William M. Bailey, Collier Shannon Scott, PLLC, Washington, DC, Nicholas N. Nierengartern, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, PA, Minneapolis, MN, Lisa M. Sheppard, Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Winston-Salem, NC, Ivan C. Smith, Jones Day Reavis & Pogue, Columbus, OH, Robert M. Rader, Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC, Harold K. Gordon, Jones Day Reavis & Pogue, New York City, for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

William Charles Hendricks, III, Andrew Martin McCormack, King & Spalding, Washington, DC, David M. Bernick, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, Leign Ann Dowden, pro hac vice, Dan H. Willoughby, pro hac vice, King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, Dawn D. Marchant, Kenneth N. Bass, Karen McCartan DeSantis, Jason Beckerman, pro hac vice, David Mendelson, David Sullivan, pro hac vice, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, Washington, DC, Rebecca I. Ruby, Goodwin Procter, LLP, Washington, DC, Stephen R. Patton, Douglas G. Smith, Pro hac vice, Michelle H. Browdy, pro hac vice, Deirdre A. Fox, pro hac vice, Steven D. McCormick, pro hac vice, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, for Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.

Matthew David Schwartz, Edward Craig Schmidt, Thompson coburn, LLP, Washington, DC, Paige Q. Szajnuk, pro hac vice, Thomas A. Duncan, pro hac vice, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City, MO, James M. Cox, pro hac vice, Thompson & Coburn, LLP, St. Louis, MO, Michael B. Minton, Bruce D. Ryder, pro hac vice, J. William Newbold, Richard Paul Cassetta, pro hac vice, Thompson Coburn, LLP, St. Louis, MO, Robert M. Rader, Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC, for Lorillard Tobacco Co.

Fred W. Reinke, Clifford, Chance, Rogers & Wells, LLP, Washington, DC, Aaron H. Marks, pro hac vice, Marc E. Kasowitz, pro hac vice, Daniel R. Benson, pro hac vice, Nancy E. Straub, pro hac vice, Leonard A. Feiwus, pro hac vice, Julie R. Fischer, pro hac vice, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres Friedman, L.L.P., New York City, Melodie M. Mabanta, Robinson Woolson, P.A., Baltimore, MD, Robert M. Rader, Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC, for Liggett Group, Inc.

Jason Beckerman, pro hac vice, Jason Beckerman, pro hac vice, David Mendelson, David Sullivan, pro hac vice, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, Washington, DC, Robert M. Rader, Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC, for American Tobacco Co.

Michael Asher Schlanger, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Washington, DC, Mary Elizabeth McGarry, Michael V. Corrigan, Demetra Frawley, Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, New York City, Robert M. Rader, Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC, for British American Tobacco, P.L.C.

Robert M. Rader, Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC, William Salvatore D'Amico, Chadbourne & Parke, Washington, DC, Timothy M. Hughes, pro hac vice, Garyowen P. Morrisroe, F. John Nyhan, Bruce G. Sheffler, pro hac vice, Jessica L. Zellner, pro hac vice, Chadbourne & Parke, New York City, for British American Tobacco (investments) Ltd.

Steven S. Michaels, pro hac vice, Kevin C. Lombardi, Judah Best, Bruce G. Merritt, Debevoise & Plimpton, Washington, DC, Robert M. Rader, Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC, Joseph P. Moodhe, pro hac vice, Dennis H. Hranitzky, pro hac vice, David Runtz, pro hac vice, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York City, for Council for Tobacco Research-USA, Inc.

Keith Allen Teel, James Alexander Goold, Joseph A. Kresse, Clausen Jr. Ely, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, Robert M. Rader, Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC, for Tobacco Institute, Inc.

David Charles Shonka, Fed. Trade Com'n, Office of Gen. Counsel, Washington, DC, for Federal Trade Com'n.

Steven D. Gordon, Holland & Knight, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for SmithKline Beecham Corp., GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, L.P.

Arnon D. Siegel, Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiver, Washington, DC, for Pharmacia Corp.

Kate C. Beardsley, Buc & Beardsley, Washington, DC, for Elan Corp., PLC.

Stephen Printiss Murphy, Reed Smith, Washington, DC, for Novartis Consumer Health, Inc.

Stephen Paul Mahinka, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Pfizer, Inc.

D. Jacques Smith, Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin & Kahn, Washington, DC, for Impax Laboratories, Inc.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

KESSLER, District Judge.

Defendant British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited ("BATCo") has filed a Motion for a Protective Order Regarding Compliance with Order No. 343 ("Compliance Motion"). The United States opposes the Compliance Motion and has filed a Cross Motion for a Finding of Contempt Against BATCo and for Imposition of Continuing Monetary Sanctions ("Cross Motion"). Upon consideration of the Compliance Motion, the...

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