R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO. v. McKENNA

No. C06-5223.

445 F.Supp.2d 1252 (2006)

R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, a North Carolina Corporation, Plaintiff, v. Rob MCKENNA, in his capacity as Attorney General of Washington; and Merritt D. Long, Vera Ing, and Roger Hewn, in their capacities as Members of the Washington State Liquor Control Board, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Tacoma.

August 24, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley S. Keller, William Harrison Walsh, Byrnes & Keller, Seattle, WA, David H. Remes, Dennis B. Auerbach, Covington & Burling, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff.

Rene David Tomisser, Susan Sackett-Danpullo, Rene David Tomisser, Attorney General's Office, Olympia, WA, Shannon E. Smith, Attorney General's Office, Seattle, WA, for Defendants.


ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT RE: PREEMPTION AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF

BURGESS, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on motion for summary judgment of Plaintiff R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for an order finding Washington Session Law Ch. 14 (2006), banning all promotional distribution of free cigarette samples in Washington, is preempted by the Federal Cigarette Labeling and...

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