U.S. v. PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC.

No. CIV.A.99-2496 GK.

327 F.Supp.2d 1 (2004)

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.

July 7, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon Yvette Eubanks, Lead Attorney, J. Patrick Glynn, Renee Brooker, Stephen Dudley Brody, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for United States of America, United States Department of Justice, Plaintiff.

Alfred McDonnell, Lead Attorney, Arnold & Porter, Denver, CO, Amy L. McGinnis, Lead Attorney, Amy Elizabeth Ralph, Lead Attorney, Anne McBride Walker, Lead Attorney, Duane J. Mauney, Lead Attorney, Floyd E. Boone, Jr., Lead Attorney, James Miller Rosenthal, Lead Attorney, Jeanna Maria Beck, Lead Attorney, Jonathan Louis Stern, Lead Attorney, Kevin M. Green, Lead Attorney, Leslie Wharton, Lead Attorney, Melissa L. Marglous, Lead Attorney, Michael R. Geske, Lead Attorney, Murray R. Garnick, Lead Attorney, Nick Malhotra, Lead Attorney, Peter Thomas Grossi, Jr., Lead Attorney, Ryan David Guilds, Lead Attorney, Sharma Jnatel Simmons, Lead Attorney, Sharon L. Taylor, Lead Attorney, Stacy J. Pollock, Lead Attorney, Susan Louise Lyndrup, Lead Attorney, Brian K. Esser, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, Ashley Cummings, Lead Attorney, Hunton & Williams, Atlanta, GA, Ben M. Germana, Lead Attorney, Herbert M. Wachtell, Lead Attorney, Jeffrey M. Wintner, Lead Attorney, Steven M. Barna, Lead Attorney, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York City, Bradley E. Lerman, Lead Attorney, Dan K. Webb, Lead Attorney, Elizabeth D. Jensen, Lead Attorney, Jeffrey Wagner, Lead Attorney, Kevin J. Narko, Lead Attorney, Luke A. Palese, Lead Attorney, Ricardo E. Ugarte, Lead Attorney, Thomas J. Frederick, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, C. Ian Anderson, Lead Attorney, Davis, Polk & Wardwell, New York City, Christopher J. Cullen, Lead Attorney, Jane E. Chang, Lead Attorney, Jay L. Levine, Lead Attorney, Matthew Campbell, Lead Attorney, Robert M. Rader, Lead Attorney, Thomas M. Stimson, Lead Attorney, Timothy M. Broas, Lead Attorney, Winston & Strawn, LLP, Washington, DC, Cindy L. Gantnier, Lead Attorney, Erik D. Nadolink, Lead Attorney, Patricia M. Schwarzschild, Lead Attorney, Richard H. Burton, Lead Attorney, Cheryl Grissom Ragsdale, Christy L. Henderson, Michele B. Scarponi, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, VA, Daniel C. Jordan, Lead Attorney, Hunton & Williams, McLean, VA, James Lewis Brochin, Lead Attorney, Theodore V. Wells, Jr., Lead Attorney, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, Lauren J. Bernstein, Lead Attorney, Winston & Strawn, New York City, Seth Barrett Tillman, Lead Attorney, Newark, NJ, Richard P. Cassetta, Thompson Coburn, LLP, St. Louis, MO, for Philip Morris USA Inc., formerly known as Philip Morris Incorporated, Defendant.

David B. Alden, Lead Attorney, Paul Crist, Lead Attorney, Randal S. Baringer, Lead Attorney, Robert C. Weber, Lead Attorney, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, OH, Elizabeth P. Kessler, Lead Attorney, Ivan C. Smith, Lead Attorney, Scott C. Walker, Lead Attorney, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Columbus, OH, Geoffrey T. Wright, Lead Attorney, Johathan Redrave, Lead Attorney, Patrick L. Hubbard, Lead Attorney, Paul Sommer Ryerson, Lead Attorney, Peter John Biersteker, Lead Attorney, Robert Francis McDermott, Jr., Lead Attorney, Karen O'Brien Hourigan, Jones Day, Washington, DC, Harold K. Gordon, Lead Attorney, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, New York City, John Buchanan Williams, Lead Attorney, William M. Bailey, Lead Attorney, Collier Shannon Scott, PLLC, Washington, DC, Lisa M. Sheppard, Lead Attorney, Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Winston-Salem, NC, Nicholas N. Nierengarten, Lead Attorney, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, PA, Minneapolis, MN, Robert M. Rader, Lead Attorney, Timothy M. Broas, Winston & Strawn, LLP, Washington, DC, Richard P. Cassetta, Thompson Coburn, LLP, St. Louis, MO, for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Defendant.

Andrew Martin McCormack, Lead Attorney, William Charles Hendricks, III, Lead Attorney, King & Spalding, Washington, DC, Dan H. Willoughby, Lead Attorney, leign Ann Dowden, Lead Attorney, King & Spaulding, Atlanta, Ga, David M. Bernick, Lead Attorney, Deirdre A. Fox, Lead Attorney, Douglas G. Smith, Lead Attorney, Michelle H. Browdy, Lead Attorney, Stephen R. Patton, Lead Attorney, Sreven D. McCormick, Lead Attorney, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, David Mendelson, Lead Attorney, Dawn D. Marchant, Lead Attorney, Karen McCartan DeSantis, Lead Attorney, Kenneth N. Bass, Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, Paul Lamont McDonald, Lead Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, Rebecca I. Ruby, Lead Attorney, Goodwin Procter, LLP, Washington, DC, Robert M. Rader, Lead Attorney, Timothy M. Broas, Winston & Strawn, LLP, Washington, DC, Richard P. Cassetta, Thompson, Coburn, LLP, St. Louis, MO, for Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Directly and as successor by merger to American Tobacco Company, Defendant.

Bruce C. Ryder, Lead Attorney, J. William Newbold, Lead Attorney, James M. Cox, Lead Attorney, Michael B. Minton, Lead Attorney, Thompson Coburn, LLP, St. Louis, MO, Edward Craig Schmidt, Lead Attorney, Matthew David Schwartz, Lead Attorney, Thompson Coburn, LLP, Washington, DC, Paige Q. Szajnuk, Lead Attorney, Thomas A. Duncan, lead Attorney, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City, MO, Timothy M. Broas, Lead Attorney, Robert M. Rader, Lead Attorney, Winston & Strawn, LLP, Washington, DC, for Lorillard Tobacco Company.

Aaron H. Marks, Lead Attorney, Daniel R. Benson, Lead Attorney, Julie R. Fischer, Lead Attorney, Leonard A. Feiwus, Lead Attorney, Marc E. Kasowitz, Lead Attorney, Nancy E. Straub, Lead Attorney, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres Friedman, L.L.P., New York City, Fred W. Reinke, Lead Attorney, Clifford Chance US, LLP, Washington, DC, Melodie M. Mabanta, Lead Attorney, Robinson Woolson, P.A., Baltimore, MD, Robert M. Rader, Lead Attorney, Timothy M. Broas, Winston & Strawn, LLP, Washington, DC, for the Liggett Group, Directly and as Parent to Ligget & Myers, Inc., Defendant.

David Mendelson, Lead Attorney, Robert M. Rader, Lead Attorney, Winston & Strawn, LLP, Washington, DC, for the American Tobacco Company, Directly and as Successor to the tobacco interest of American Brands, Inc., Defendant.

Alfred McDonnell, Lead Attorney, Arnold & Porter, Denver, CO, Amy L. McGinnis, Lead Attorney, Amy Elizabeth Ralph, Lead Attorney, Anne McBride Walker, Lead Attorney, Nick Malhotra, Lead Attorney, Duane J. Mauney, Lead Attorney, Floyd E. Boone, Jr., Lead Attorney, James Miller Rosenthal, Lead Attorney, Jeanna Maria Beck, Lead Attorney, Jonathan Louis Stern, Lead Attorney, Kendall Millard, Lead Attorney, Kevin M. Green, Lead Attorney, Leslie Wharton, Lead Attorney, Melissa L. Marglous, Lead Attorney, Michael R. Geske, Lead Attorney, Murray R. Garnick, Lead Attorney, Ryan David Guilds, Lead Attorney, Sharma Jnatel Simmons, Lead Attorney, Sharon L. Taylor, Lead Attorney, Stacy J. Pollock, Lead Attorney, Susan Louise Lyndrup, Lead Attorney, Brian K. Esser, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, Bradley E. Lerman, Lead Attorney, Dan K. Webb, Lead Attorney, Kevin J. Narko, Lead Attorney, Ricardo E. Ugarte, Lead Attorney, Thomas J. Frederick, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, C. Ian Anderson, Lead Attorney, Davis, Polk & Wardwell, New York City, NY, Patricia M. Schwarzschild, Lead Attorney, Richard H. Burton, Lead Attorney, Cheryl Grissom Ragsdale, Michele B. Scarponi, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, VA, Lauren J. Bernstein, Lead Attorney, Winston & Strawn, New York City, NY, Robert M. Rader, Lead Attorney, Thomas M. Stimson, Lead Attorney, Timothy M. Broas, Lead Attorney, Winston & Strawn, LLP, Washington, DC, for Philip Morris Companies, Inc., Defendant.

Demetra Frawley, Lead Attorney, Mary Elizabeth McGarry, Lead Attorney, Michael V. Corrigan, Lead Attorney, Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, New York, NY, Michael Asher Schlanger, Lead Attorney, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Washington, DC, Robert M. Rader, Lead Attorney, Winston & Strawn, LLP, Washington, DC, for British American Tobacco, P.L.C., Directly and as Successor to B.A.T., Industries P.L.C., Defendant.

Arnon D. Siegel, Lead Attorney, Lawrence Saul Robbins, Lead Attorney, Roy T. Englert, Jr., Lead Attorney, Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner, Washington, DC, Bruce G. Sheffler, Lead Attorney, David L. Wallace, Lead Attorney, F. John Nyhan, Lead Attorney, Garyowen P. Morrisroe, Lead Attorney, Jessica L. Zellner, Lead Attorney, Timothy M. Hughes, Lead Attorney, Lawrence Edward Savell, Chadbourne & Parke, LLP, New York, NY, William Salvatore D'Amico, Lead Attorney, Chadbourne & Parke, LLP, New York, NY, William Salvatore D'Amico, Lead Attorney, Chadbourne & Parke, Washington, DC, Timothy M. Broas, Robert M. Rader, Lead Attorney, Winston & Strawn, LLP, Washington, DC, Richard P. Cassetta, Thompson Coburn, LLP, St. Louis, MO, British American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd., Directly and as Successor to British-American Tobacco Co., Ltd., Defendant.

Bruce G. Merritt, Lead Attorney, Judah Best, Lead Attorney, Kevin C. Lombardi, Lead Attorney, Steven Klugman, Lead Attorney, DeBevoise & Plimpton, Washington, DC, David Runtz, Lead Attorney, Dennis H. Hranitzky, Lead Attorney, Joseph P. Moodhe, Lead Attorney, Steven S. Michaels, Lead Attorney, DeBevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY, Timothy M. Broas, Robert M. Rader, Lead Attorney, Winston & Strawn, LLP, Washington, DC, Richard P. Cassetta, Thompson Coburn, LLP, St. Louis, MO, for the Council for Tobacco Research-USA, Inc., Defendant.

Clausen Ely, Jr., Lead Attorney, James Alexander Goold, Joseph A. Kresse, Keith Allen Teel, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, Timothy M. Broas, Robert M. Rader, Lead Attorney, Winston & Strawn, LLP, Washington, DC, Richard P. Cassetta, Thompson Coburn, LLP, St. Louis, MO, for the Tobacco Institute, Inc.

Alfred McDonnell, Lead Attorney, Arnold & Porter, Denver, CO, Amy L. McGinnis, Lead Attorney, Amy Elizabeth Ralph, Lead Attorney, Anne McBride Walker, Lead Attorney, Brian K. Esser, Lead Attorney, Duane J. Mauney, Lead Attorney, Floyd E. Boone, Jr., Lead Attorney, James Miller Rosenthal, Lead Attorney, Jeanna Maria Beck, Lead Attorney, Jonathan Louis Stern, Lead Attorney, Kendall Millard, Lead Attorney, Kevin M. Green, Lead Attorney, Leslie Wharton, Lead Attorney, Melissa L. Marglous, Lead Attorney, Michael R. Geske, Lead Attorney, Murray R. Garnick, Lead Attorney, Nick Malhotra, Lead Attorney, Peter Thomas Grossi, Jr., Lead Attorney, Ryan David Guilds, Lead Attorney, Sharma Jnatel Simmons, Lead Attorney, Sharon L. Taylor, Lead Attorney, Stacy J. Pollock, Lead Attorney, Susan Louise Lyndrup, Lead Attorney, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, Ashley Cummings, Hunton & Williams, Atlanta, GA, Ben M. Germana, Lead Attorney, Herbert M. Wachtell, Lead Attorney, Steven M. Barna, Lead Attorney, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York City, Bradley E. Lerman, Lead Attorney, Dan K. Webb, Lead Attorney, Elizabeth D. Jensen, Lead Attorney, Jeffrey Wagner, Lead Attorney, Jeffrey M. Wintner, Lead Attorney, Kevin J. Narko, Lead Attorney, Luke A. Palese, Lead Attorney, Ricardo E. Ugarte, Lead Attorney, Thomas J. Frederick, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, C. Ian Anderson, Lead Attorney, Davis, Polk & Wardwell, New York City, NY, Christopher J. Cullen, Lead Attorney, Jane E. Chang, Lead Attorney, Jay L. Levine, Lead Attorney, Matthew Campbell, Lead Attorney, Thomas M. Stimson, Lead Attorney, Timothy M. Broas, Lead Attorney, Winston & Strawn, LLP, Washington, DC, Cindy L. Gantnier, Lead Attorney, Erik D. Nadolink, Lead Attorney, Jason T. Jacoby, Lead Attorney, Patricia M. Schwarzschild, Lead Attorney, Richard H. Burton, Lead Attorney, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, VA, Daniel C. Jordan, Lead Attorney, Hunton & Williams, McLean, VA, James Lewis Brochin, Lead Attorney, Theodore V. Wells, Jr., Lead Attorney, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, NY, Lauren J. Bernstein, Lead Attorney, Seth Barrett Tillman, Lead Attorney, Winston & Strawn, New York City, NY, Richard P. Cassetta, Thompson Coburn, LLP, St. Louis, MO, for Altria Group, In., formerly Philip Morris Companies, Inc., Defendant.

David Charles Shonka, Lead Attorney, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC, for University of Arizona, Federal Trade Commission.

Neil H. Koslowe, Lead Attorney, Shearman and Sterling, LLP, Washington, DC, Alvin Bertram Dunn, Jack McKay, Shaw Pittman, LLP, Washington, DC, for British American Tobacco Australia Services, Ltd., Batas.

Frank Janecek, Lead Attorney, Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach, San Diego, CA, Julian K. Fite, Lead Attorney, Tahequah, OK, for Cherokee Nation, Movant.

Steven D. Gordon, Lead Attorney, Holland & knight, LLP, Washington, DC, for SmithKline Beecham Corp. dba GlaxoSmithKline, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, L.P., Intervenors.

Arnon D. Siegel, Lead Attorney, Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner, Washington, DC, for Pharmacia Corp., Intervenor.

Kate Cumming Beardsley, Lead Attorney, Buc & Beardsley, Washington, DC, for Elan Corp., PLC, Intervenor.

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

Stephen Paul Mahinka, Lead Attorney, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Washington, DC, for Pfizer, Inc., Invervenor.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

KESSLER, District Judge.

This matter is now before the Court on the United States' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment Dismissing Defendants' Affirmative Defenses Asserting Res Judicata, Collateral Estoppel, Release, Accord and Satisfaction, and Mootness ("Motion"). Upon consideration of the Motion, Defendants' Opposition, the Reply and the entire record herein, and for the reasons stated below, the Motion is granted

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