EUROPEAN COMMUNITY v. RJR NABISCO, INC.

No. 02-CV-5771 (NGG)(VVP).

814 F.Supp.2d 189 (2011)

The EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, acting on its own behalf and on behalf of the Member States it has power to represent, and the Republic of Austria, Kingdom of Belgium, Republic of Bulgaria, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Kingdom of Denmark, Republic of Estonia, Republic of Finland, French Republic, Federal Republic of Germany, Hellenic Republic, Republic of Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Italian Republic, Republic of Latvia, Republic of Lithuania, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Republic of Malta, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Republic of Poland, Portuguese Republic, Romania, Slovak Republic, Republic of Slovenia, Kingdom of Spain, and Kingdom of Sweden, individually, Plaintiffs, v. RJR NABISCO, INC., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, RJR Acquisition Corp., f/k/a Nabisco Group Holdings Corp., RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc., R.J. Reynolds Global Products, Inc., Reynolds American Inc., and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

May 13, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew B. Sacks , John K. Weston , Sacks & Smith, LLC, Philadelphia, PA, Charles Arthur Acevedo , Kevin A. Malone , Krupnick, Campbell, et al., Fort Lauderdale, FL, Edward F. Farrell , Madrid, Spain, Frank H. Granito, III , John J. Halloran, Jr. , Kenneth P. Nolan , Speiser, Krause, Nolan & Granito, New York, NY, Stuart Housel Smith , Sacks & Smith, LLC, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs.

Gregory G. Katsas , Jones Day, Washington, DC, Leslie B. Dubeck , Mark R. Seiden , Jones Day, New York, NY, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM & ORDER

NICHOLAS G. GARAUFIS, District Judge.

On March 8, 2011, the court granted in part Defendants' motion to dismiss Plaintiffs' claims arising under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), 18 U.S.C. § 1962, Plaintiffs' sole federal claims. (Mem. & Order, 2011 WL 843957 (Docket Entry # 102).) The court reserved decision on the remainder of Defendants' motion to dismiss. (Id. at 15.) For the reasons...

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