NEW YORK v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.

Docket Nos. 17-1993-cv; 17-2107-cv; 17-2111-cv August Term, 2018.

942 F.3d 554 (2019)

The State of NEW YORK, The City of New York, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: November 7, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Wu , Deputy Solicitor General, State of New York, ( Eric T. Schneiderman , Attorney General, State of New York, Barbara D. Underwood , Solicitor General, State of New York, Eric Del Pozo , Assistant Solicitor General of Counsel, State of New York, on the brief) for Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant State of New York.

Richard Dearing , Chief, Appeals Division, Corporation Counsel, City of New York, ( Zachary W. Carter , Corporation Counsel, City of New York, Claude S. Platton , Deputy Chief, Appeals Division, Corporation Counsel City of New York, Jeremy W. Shweder , Senior Counsel, Appeals Division of Counsel, Corporation Counsel, City of New York, on the brief) for Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant City of New York.

Mark A. Perry , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C., ( Christopher J. Baum , Aidan Taft Grano , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C., Caitlin J. Halligan , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY, Deanne E. Maynard , Morrison & Foerster, LLP, Washington, D.C., Paul T. Friedman , Morrison & Foerster, LLP, San Francisco, CA, on the brief) for Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee.

Barry S. Schaevitz , Beth G. Oliva , Oksana G. Wright , Fox Rothschild LLP, New York, NY, for Amicus Curiae Cigar Association of America, Inc.

Richard Pianka , ATA Litigation Center, Arlington, VA, for Amicus Curiae American Trucking Associations, Inc.

Kimo S. Peluso , Heather Yu Han , Sher Tremonte LLP, New York, NY, for Amici Curiae Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Lung Association, New York State American Academy of Pediatrics, Chapters 2 & 3, Public Health Law Center at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law, and Truth Initiative Foundation.

Nora Flum , Deputy Attorney General, California, Xavier Becerra , Attorney General, California, Karen Leaf , Senior Assistant Attorney General, California, Samuel P. Siegel , Associate Deputy Solicitor General, California, George Jepsen , Attorney General of Connecticut, Russell A. Suzuki , Acting Attorney General of Hawai'i, Lisa Madigan , Attorney General of Illinois, Curtis T. Hill, Jr. , Attorney General of Indiana, Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General of Iowa, Brian E. Frosh , Attorney General of Maryland, Maura Healey , Attorney General of Massachusetts, Bill Schuette , Attorney General of Michigan, Gurbir S. Grewal , Attorney General of New Jersey, Ellen F. Rosenblum , Attorney General of Oregon, Josh Shapiro , Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Alan Wilson , Attorney General of South Carolina, Sean D. Reyes , Attorney General of Utah, Thomas J. Donovan, Jr. , Attorney General of Vermont, Mark R. Herring , Attorney General of Virginia, Robert W. Ferguson , Attorney General of Washington, Peter K. Michael , Attorney General of Wyoming, Karl A. Racine , Attorney General of the District of Columbia, Wanda Vázquez Garced , Attorney General of Puerto Rico, for Amici Curiae California, Connecticut, Hawai'i, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Leslie Rutledge , Arkansas Attorney General, Nicholas Bronni , Deputy Solicitor General, Arkansas, Jeff Landry , Attorney General of Louisiana, Elizabeth B. Murrill , Solicitor General, Arkansas, Patricia H. Wilton , Deputy Solicitor General, Arkansas, for Amici Curiae Louisiana, Arkansas, and Kentucky.

Jeffrey S. Bucholtz , King & Spalding LLP, Washington, D.C., Merritt E. McAlister , Val Leppert , King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, GA, Warren Postman , U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.

Cory L. Andrews , Richard A. Samp , Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Washington Legal Foundation.

Before: Jacobs and Lynch, Circuit Judges, and Vilardo, District Judge.


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