The COUNTY OF COOK, a Body Politic and Corporate; The People of the State of Illinois ex rel. Richard A. Devine; and The People of the County of Cook ex rel. Richard A. Devine, Plaintiffs-Appellants and Cross-Appellees,
v.
PHILIP MORRIS, INC.; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Brown and Williamson Tobacco Co., Liggett & Meyers, Inc.; Lorillard Tobacco Company; Inc.; United States Tobacco Company, P.L.C.; British American Tobacco Company, Ltd.; Hill and Knowlton, Inc.; The Council for Tobacco Research-U.S.A., Inc.; Tobacco Institute, Inc., Foreign Corporations; Leo Burnett USA, Chicago, a Corporation; Euro RSCG Tathan-Chicago, a Corporation; Roper Starch Worldwide, Inc., a Corporation; Roper Researchers Associates of New York, Young and Rubicam, Inc., a Corporation; and Mezzina/Brown, Inc., a Corporation, Defendants-Appellees and Cross-Appellants (The State of Illinois, Intervenor-Appellee).
Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
September 28, 2004.
September 28, 2004.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Philip H. Corboy, Thomas A. Demetrio, Philip Hartnett Corboy, Jr., Corboy & Demetrio, Richard A. Devine, Cook County State's Attorney, Patrick T. Driscoll, Jr., Chief Civil Actions Bureau, Chicago, Michael T. Reagan, Herbolsheimer, Lannon, Henson, Duncan & Reagan, Ottawa, for Appellants.
Dan K. Webb, Thomas J. Frederick, Stuart Altschuler, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, for Philip Morris, Inc.
Harold C. Wheeler, James A. Morsch, Butler, Rubin, Saltarelli & Boyd, Chicago, for Liggett & Meyers, Inc.
Robert F. McDermott, Jr., Robert H. Klonoff, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Washington, D.C., Thomas F. Gardner, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Chicago, for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
James C. Munson, Douglas G. Smith, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, for Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co.
David W. Smith, Tina M. Schaefer, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, P.C., Kansas City, Missouri, Gary M. Elden, Gregory Jones, George R. Dougherty, Chicago, for Lorillard Tobacco Co.
Edward M. Crane, Mark E. Rakoczy, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Illinois), Chicago, for U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., formerly United States Tobacco Co.
Michael T. Hannafan, Nicholas A. Pavich, Michael T. Hannafan & Associates, Ltd., Chicago, for British American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd.
Bruse G. Meritt, Harry Zirlin, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York, New York, Royal B. Martin, Robert S. Grabemann, Martin, Brown & Sullivan Ltd., Chicago, for The Council for Tobacco Research-U.S.A., Inc.
Bruce M. Ginsberg, Davis & Gilbert, New York, New York, Jeremy D. Margolis, Andrew R. Greene, Altheimer & Gray, Chicago, for Hill and Knowlton, Inc.
Michael A. Pope, David S. Rosenbloom, McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, for Leo Burnett USA, Chicago, Euro RSCG McConnaughy Tathan, Roper ASW, Young & Rubicam, Inc., and Mezzina/Brown, Inc.
James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Joel D. Bertocchi, Solicitor General, Don R. Sampen, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, for The State of Illinois (Intervenor-Appellee).
Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.
Justice HALL delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiffs, the County of Cook, the People of the State of Illinois ex rel. Richard A. Devine, and the People of the County of Cook ex rel. Richard A. Devine (the plaintiffs), brought suit against the defendants, Philip Morris, Inc., Liggett & Meyers, Inc., certain other named tobacco manufacturers and certain named advertising agencies (the defendants), seeking damages from the defendants for...
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