The STATE of Minnesota, by Hubert H. HUMPHREY, III, its then Attorney General, Appellant,
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Plaintiff,
v.
PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC., Respondent,
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al., Respondents,
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, et al., Defendants,
A.H. Hermel Candy & Tobacco Co., et al., intervenors, Respondents,
Council of Independent Tobacco Manufacturers of America, intervenor, Respondent,
Commonwealth Brands, Inc., intervenor, Respondent.
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May 16, 2006.
May 16, 2006.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Mike Hatch, Attorney General, Bradford S. Delapena, Assistant Attorney General, Michael J. Vanselow, Deputy Attorney General, St. Paul, MN, for Appellant.
Peter W. Sipkins, Edward B. Magarian, Dorsey & Whitney L.L.P., and David F. Herr, Mary R. Vasaly, Maslon Edeman, Borman & Brand L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN; and Murray Garnick, Geoffrey J. Michael, Arnold & Porter L.L.P., Washington, DC; and Anand Agneshwar, Arnold & Porter L.L.P., New York, NY, for Respondent Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Walter A. Pickhardt, Daniel J. Connolly, Faegre & Benson L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, for Respondent R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Respondent Lorillard Tobacco Company, Inc.
Andrew J. Haile, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard L.L.P., Greensboro, NC, for Respondent Lorillard Tobacco Company.
Stephen R. Patton, Elli Leibenstein, Jonathan E. Moore, Kirkland & Ellis L.L.P., Chicago, IL, for Respondent R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
Randy G. Gullickson, Janel M. Dressen, Anthony Ostlund & Baer P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for Respondent A.H. Hermel Candy & Tobacco Co.
Thomas H. Boyd, Karl E. Robinson, Winthrop & Weinstine P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for Respondent Counsel of Independent Tobacco Manufacturers of America.
Brent R. Lindahl, Scott G. Knudson, Briggs and Morgan P.A., Minneapolis, MN; and Robert J. Brookhiser, Elizabeth B. McCallum, Howrey L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Respondent Commonwealth Brands, Inc.
Karen A. Janisch, General Counsel to the Governor, St. Paul, MN, for Amicus Governor.
Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota.
OPINION
ANDERSON, RUSSELL A., Chief Justice.
We are asked to determine whether the appellant State of Minnesota can impose a 75-cent Health Impact Fee on the cigarettes of manufacturers that are parties to the 1998 settlement of the state's tobacco suit, State by Humphrey v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., 2005 WL 3478647, No. C1-94-8565 (Minn.Dist.Ct. Dec. 20, 2005). Respondents Philip Morris USA, Inc., R.J....
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