U.S. v. PHILIP MORRIS INC.

No. CIV.A.99-2496 GK.

263 F.Supp.2d 72 (2003)

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

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

May 23, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Sharon Y. Eubanks, Stephen D. Brady, Frank J. Marine, Gregory C.J. Lisa, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for U.S.

David S. Eggert, Jonathan L. Stern, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, Timothy M. Broas, Dan K. Webb, pro hac vice, Thomas J. Frederick, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, for Philip Morris USA, Inc., Altria Group, Inc.

Robert Francis McDermott, Jr., Jonathan M. Redgrave, Robert H. Klonoff, Michael A. Carvin, Michael S. Fried, Todd R. Geremia, Jones Day, Washington, DC, Robert C. Weber, pro hac vice, Paul Crist, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, OH, for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

David M. Bernick, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, Kenneth N. Bass, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, Washington, DC, Stephen R. Patton, for Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. (individually, and as successor in interest to The American Tobacco Company).

Matthew David Schwartz, Edward Craig Schmidt, Thompson Coburn, LLP, Washington, DC, Michael B. Minton, J. William Newbold, Richard, Richard Paul Cassetta, pro hac vice, Thompson Coburn, LLP, St. Louis, MO, for Lorillard Tobacco Co.

Aaron H. Marks, pro hac vice, Nancy E. Straub, pro hac vice, Leonard A. Feiwus, pro hac vice, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres Friedman, L.L.P., New York City, for Liggett Group, Inc.

Timothy M. Hughes, pro hac vice, Garyowen P. Morrisroe, Chadbourne & PArke, New York City, for British American Tobacco (investments) Ltd.

Steven Klugman, Steven S. Michaels, pro hac vice, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York City, for Council for Tobacco Research-USA, Inc.

James Alexander Goold, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, for Tobacco Institute, Inc.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

KESSLER, District Judge.

This matter is now before the Court on Joint Defendants'1 Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Advertising, Marketing, Promotion, and Warning Claims and the United States' Cross Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on Affirmative Defenses. The Defendants2 seek summary judgment as to the United States' advertising, marketing, promotion and warning...

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