UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff,
v.
PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED, et al., Defendants.
United States District Court, District of Columbia.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
July 27, 2001.
July 27, 2001.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Sharon Y. Eubanks, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for United States Department of Justice.
Peter Thomas Grossi, Jr., Jonathan Louis Stern, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, Cynthia S. Cecil, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, VA, Timothy M. Broas, Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC, Dan K. Webb, Bradley E. Lerman, Ricardo E. Ugarte, Kevin J. Narko, Luke A. Palese, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, Herbert M. Wachtell, Ben M. Germana, Steven M. Barna, Jeffrey M. Wintner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York City, C. Ian Anderson, Davis, Polk & Wardwell, New York City, Robert M. Rader, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York City, for Philip Morris Inc.
Robert Francis McDermott, Jr., Jonathan M. Redgrave, Jones, Day Reavis & Pogue, Washington, DC, Robert C. Weber, Paul Crist, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, OH, Nicholas N. Nierengarten, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, PA, Minneapolis, MN, Robert M. Rader, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York City, Ivan C. Smith, Jone, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Columbus, OH, for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
William Charles Hendricks, III, Andrew McCormack, King & Spalding, Washington, DC, David M. Bernick, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, Kenneth N. Bass, Jason Beckerman, David Mendelson, David Sullivan, Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, Stephen R. Patton, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, Douglas G. Smith, Michelle H. Browdy, Chicago, IL, for Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.
United States District Court, District of Columbia.
MEMORANDUM OPINION-ORDER # 72
KESSLER, District Judge.
I. Introduction
The United States of America ("Plaintiff" or "the Government") brought suit against nine tobacco companies and two related entities (collectively "Defendants")1 to recover health care expenditures the Government has paid for or will pay for to treat tobacco-related injuries allegedly caused by Defendants' tortious conduct, and to disgorge...
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