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PEOPLE v. LORILLARD TOBACCO CO.

No. 1-06-2326.

865 N.E.2d 546 (2007)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY; Philip Morris USA Inc.; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Inc.; Commonwealth Brands, Inc., Daughters and Ryan, Inc.; Farmers Tobacco Company of Cynthiana, Inc.; House of Prince A/S; Japan Tobacco International U.S.A., Inc.; King Maker Marketing, Inc.; Kretek International, Inc.; Liberty Brands, LLC; Liggett Group LLC; P.T. Djarum; Peter Stokkebye Tobaksfabrik A/S; Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc.; Sherman 1400 Broadway N.Y.C., Inc.; Top Tobacco, L.P.; Vibo Corporation, d/b/a General Tobacco; Virginia Carolina Corporation, Inc.; and Von Eicken Group, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

March 30, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield (Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, Michael A. Scodro, Deputy Solicitor General, of counsel), for Appellant.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago (Stephen R. Patton, P.C., and Douglas G. Smith, of counsel), for Appellees-The Original Participating Manufacturers.

Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago (Thomas J. Frederick, Kevin J. Narko, Luke A. Palese, of counsel) and DLA Piper, New York, New York (Alexander Shaknes, James Mathias, Brett Ingerman, of counsel), for Appellees-The Original Participating Manufacturers/Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Chicago (Ruth A. Bahe-Jachna, of counsel) and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, New York (Penny P. Reid, Idit Froim, of counsel), for Appellees-The Original Participating Manufacturers/Lorillard Tobacco Co.

Howrey LLP, Chicago (Joseph J. Siprut, of counsel) and Howrey LLP, Washington, DC (Robert J. Brookhiser, Elizabeth B. McCallum, of counsel), for Appellees-The Subsequent Participating Manufacturers.

Justice GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court:

The State of Illinois (Illinois) filed this interlocutory appeal, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 307(a)(1) (188 Ill.2d R. 307(a)(1)), from an order of the circuit court of Cook County, which, among other things, compelled arbitration of the instant dispute between the parties. We affirm and remand.

BACKGROUND

Several years ago, Illinois, as well as other states and jurisdictions, filed suit against...

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