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HEGAR v. TEXAS SMALL TOBACCO COALITION

NO. 14-0747.

496 S.W.3d 778 (2016)

Glenn HEGAR, in His Official Capacity as Texas Comptroller, and Ken Paxton, in His Official Capacity as Texas Attorney General, Petitioners, v. TEXAS SMALL TOBACCO COALITION, and Global Tobacco, Inc., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Opinion Delivered: April 1, 2016.

Rehearing Denied September 23, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Fisher , Solicitor General of Indiana, Indianapolis IN, Gilbert J. Bernal Jr. , Stahl, Bernal, Davies Sewell & Chavarria, L.L.P., Donald P. Wilcox , Texas Medical Association, George S. Christian , Texas Civil Justice League, Austin TX, Amicus Curiae.

Greg W. Abbott , Attorney General of Texas, Arthur C. D'Andrea , Assistant Solicitor General, Daniel T. Hodge , First Asst. Attorney General, Jonathan F. Mitchell , Solicitor General, Joseph David `Jody' Hughes , Assistant Solicitor General, Scott A. Keller , Erika M. Kane , Office of the Attorney General, Austin TX, for Petitioner.

Amy L. Saberian , Craig T. Enoch , Melissa Prentice Lorber , Shelby Leigh Obrien , Enoch Kever PLLC, Austin TX, for Respondent.

Amid nationwide tobacco litigation in the 1990s, the State of Texas individually settled its lawsuit against several of the largest tobacco companies over smoking-related Medicaid costs. The multibillion dollar settlement principally requires the settling manufacturers to make annual payments of...

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