U.S. v. PHILIP MORRIS USA

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

316 F.Supp.2d 19 (2004)

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

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

May 6, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon Y. Eubanks, Stephen D. Brody, Frank J. Marine, Andrew N. Goldfarb, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff.

Alfred McDonnell, Arnold & Porter, Denver, CO, Amy L. McGinnis, Amy Elizabeth Ralph, Anne McBride Walker, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, Ashley Cummings, Hunton & Williams, Atlanta, GA, Ben M. Germana, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York City, Bradley E. Lerman, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, C. Ian Anderson, Davis, Polk & Wardwell, New York City, Christopher J. Cullen, Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC, Cindy L. Gantnier, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, VA, Cynthia S. Cecil, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, VA, Dan K. Webb, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, Daniel C. Jordan, Hunton & Williams, McLean, VA, Duane J. Mauney, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, Elizabeth D. Jensen, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, Erik D. Nadolink, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, VA, Floyd E. Boone, Jr., Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, Herbert M. Wachtell. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York City, James Lewis Brochin, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, James Miller Rosenthal, Arnold & Porter, Jane E. Chang, Winston & Strawn Llp, Jay L. Levine, Winston & Strawn, Jeanna Maria Beck, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, Jeffrey Wagner, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, Jeffrey M. Wintner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York City, Jonathan Louis Stern, Kendall Millard, Kevin M. Green, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, Kevin J. Narko, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, Lauren J. Bernstein, Winston & Strawn, New York City, Leslie Wharton, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, Luke A. Palese, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, Matthew Campbell, Winston & Strawn Llp, Melissa L. Marglous, Michael R Geske, Murray R. Garnick, Nick Malhotra, Arnold & Porter, Llp, Washington, DC, Patricia M. Schwarzschild, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, VA, Peter Thomas Grossi, Jr., Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, Ricardo E. Ugarte, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, Richard H. Burton, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, VA, Robert M. Rader, Winston & Strawn Llp, Ryan David Guilds, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, Seth Barrett Tillman, Newark, NJ, Sharma Jnatel Simmons, Sharon L. Taylor, Stacy J. Pollock, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, Steven M. Barna, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York City, Susan Louise Lyndrup, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, Theodore V. Wells, Jr., Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, Thomas M. Stimson, Timothy M. Broas, Winston & Strawn Llp, Brian K. Esser, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, Cheryl Grissom Ragsdale, Christy L. Henderson, Michele B. Scarponi, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, VA, Thomas J. Frederick, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, David B. Alden, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, OH, Elizabeth P. Kessler, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Columbus, OH, Geoffrey T. Wright Jones, Day, Washington, DC, Harold K. Gordon, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, New York City, Ivan C. Smith, Jones Day Reavis & Pogue, Columbus, OH, John Buchanan Williams, Collier Shannon Scott, Pllc, Jonathan Redgrave, Jones Day, Washington, DC, Lisa M. Sheppard, Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, Pllc, Winston-Salem, NC, Nicholas N. Nierengarten, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, PA., Minneapolis, MN, Patrick L. Hubbard, Jones Day, Washington, DC, Paul Crist, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, OH, Paul Sommer Ryerson, Peter John Biersteker, Jones Day, Washington, DC, Randal S. Baringer, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, OH, Robert Francis McDermott, Jr., Jones Day, Washington, DC, Robert C. Weber, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, OH, Scott C. Walker, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Columbus, OH, William M. Bailey, Collier Shannon Scott, Pllc, Karen O'Brien Hourigan, Jones Day, Washington, DC, Andrew Martin McCormack, King & Spalding, Washington, DC, Dan H. Willoughby, King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, David M. Bernick, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, David Mendelson, David Patrick Sullivan, Kirkland & Ellis, Dawn D. Marchant, Kirkland & Ellis Llp, Washington, DC, Deirdre A. Fox, Douglas G. Smith, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, Jason Beckerman, Karen McCartan DeSantis, Kirkland & Ellis Llp, Washington, DC, Leign Ann Dowden, King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, Michelle H. Browdy, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, Paul Lamont McDonald, Philadelphia, PA, Rebecca I. Ruby, Goodwin Procter, Llp, Washington, DC, Stephen R. Patton, Steven D. McCormick, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, William Charles Hendricks, III, King & Spalding, Kenneth N. Bass, Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, Bruce D. Ryder, Thompson Coburn Llp, St. Louis, MO, Edward Craig Schmidt, Thompson Coburn, Llp, Washington, DC, J. William Newbold, James M. Cox, Thompson & Coburn, Llp, St. Louis, MO, Matthew David Schwartz, Thompson Coburn, Llp, Washington, DC, Michael B. Minton, Thompson Coburn Llp, St. Louis, MO, Paige Q. Szajnuk, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City, MO, Richard Paul Cassetta, Thompson Coburn Llp, St. Louis, MO, Thomas A. Duncan, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City, MO, Aaron H. Marks, Daniel R. Benson, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres Friedman, L.L.P., New York City, Fred W. Reinke, Clifford Chance US, Llp, Washington, DC, Julie R. Fischer, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres Friedman, L.L.P., New York City, Kenneth Anthony Gallo, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, Llp, Washington, DC, Leonard A. Feiwus, Marc E. Kasowitz, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres Friedman, L.L.P., New York City, Melodie M. Mabanta, Robinson Woolson, P.A., Baltimore, MD, Michael P.A. Cohen, Washington Lawyers' Committee, Washington, DC, Nancy E. Straub, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres Friedman, L.L.P., New York City, Warren Neil Eggleston, Howrey Simon Arnold & White, Llp, Washington, DC, Demetra Frawley, Mary Elizabeth McGarry, Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, New York City, Michael V. Corrigan, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York City, Michael Asher Schlanger, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Washington, DC, Arnon D. Siegel, Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner, Washington, DC, Bruce G. Sheffler, David L. Wallace, F. John Nyhan, Garyowen P. Morrisroe, Jessica L. Zellner, Chadbourne & Parke Llp, Lawrence Saul Robbins, Roy T. Englert, Jr., Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner, Washington, DC, Timothy M. Hughes, Chadbourne & Parke, New York City, William Salvatore D'Amico, Chadbourne & Parke, Washington, DC, Lawrence Edward Savell, Chadbouren & Parke, Llp, New York City, Bruce G. Merritt, Debevoise & Plimpton, Washington, DC, David Runtz, Dennis H. Hranitzky, Joseph P. Moodhe, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York City, Judah Best, Kevin C. Lombardi, Steven Klugman, Debevoise & Plimpton, Washington, DC, Steven S. Michaels, Debevoise & Plimpton Llp, New York City, Clausen Jr. Ely, James Alexander Goold, John Vanderstar, Joseph A. Kresse, Keith Allen Teel, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, Jason T. Jacoby, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, VA, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

KESSLER, District Judge.

This matter is now before the Court on the United States' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment Regarding Defendants' Affirmative Defenses That the RICO Claims and Sought Relief Are Prohibited by the Tenth Amendment and Separation of Powers and That Defendants Are Not Jointly and Severally Liable for any Disgorgement Ordered by the Court ("Motion"). Defendants1 have asserted as...

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