STATE v. PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED

No. 177.

15 N.Y.3d 898 (2010)

STATE OF NEW YORK et al., Plaintiffs, v. PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED et al., Respondents, and DOSAL TOBACCO CORPORATION et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided November 17, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Troutman Sanders LLP ( William H. Hurd , of the Virginia bar, admitted pro hac vice, and Ashley L. Taylor, Jr. , of the Virginia bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), Law Offices of Lisa M. Solomon, New York City ( Lisa M. Solomon of counsel), Fredericks Peebles & Morgan, LLP ( Joseph V. Messineo , of the Arizona and Nebraska bars, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), and Jones Garneau LLP, Scarsdale ( Michael K. Stanton, Jr. , of counsel), for appellants.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP ( Stephen R. Patton , of the Illinois bar, admitted pro hac vice, and Douglas G. Smith , of the Illinois bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), Winston & Strawn LLP, New York City ( Alexander Shaknes of counsel), Kirkland & Ellis LLP ( Peter A. Bellacosa and Mark A. Rasmussen of counsel), Howrey LLP ( Robert J. Brookhiser , of the District of Columbia bar, admitted pro hac vice, and Elizabeth B. McCallum of counsel), Leader & Berkon LLP, New York City ( Joshua K. Leader of counsel), Greenberg Traurig, LLP ( Irving Scher and Jeffrey B. Sklaroff of counsel), and Paul B. Garland , New York City, for respondents.

Concur: Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges CIPARICK, GRAFFEO, READ, SMITH, PIGOTT and JONES.


OPINION OF THE COURT

Appeal dismissed, without costs. As the nonparticipating tobacco manufacturers are not required by Supreme Court's order to arbitrate and will not be bound by the arbitration, they are...

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