BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORP., et al.
v.
GRESS, et al.
Court of Appeals of Maryland.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
December 15, 2003.
December 15, 2003.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Robert C. Heim (Dechert LLP of Philadelphia, PA; George A. Nilson, George F. Ritchie and Christina M. Burden of Piper Rudnick LLP, Kenneth L. Thompson, Paul J. Day, Piper Rudnick LLP, William F. Ryan, Jr., Christopher B. Lord, Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP, Baltimore), for petitioners.
R. Bruce McElhone (Theodore M. Flerlage and James S. Zavakos of Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos, P.C., E. David Hoskins of Law Offices of E. David Hoskins, LLC, all on brief), Baltimore, for respondents.
R. Dal Burton, Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Atlanta, GA; Kenneth L. Thompson, Paul J. Day, Piper Rudnick LLP, Baltimore, for Attorneys for Appellant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
Norbert F. Bergholtz, Louise E. Moyer, Dechert LLP, Philadelphia, PA; James K. Archibald, Marina M. Sabett, Andrew Gendron, Venable, Baetjer and Howard, LLP, Baltimore, for Attorneys for Attorneys for Appellant Philip Morris Incorporated.
J. William Newbold, Bruce D. Ryder, Thompson Coburn LLP, St. Louis, MO; Edward C. Schmidt, Thompson Coburn LLP, Washington, DC; Kathleen McDonald, Kerr McDonald, LLP, Baltimore, for Attorneys for Appellant Tobacco Co.
William F. Ryan, Jr., Christopher B. Lord, Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP, Baltimore, for Attorneys for Appellant The Tobacco Institute, Inc.
David W. Skeen, Wright, Constable & Skeen, LLP, Deborah L. Robinson, Peter A. Woolson, Melodie M. Mabanta, Robinson Woolson, P.A., Baltimore; Aaron H. Marks, Nancy Straub, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, LLP, New York, NY, for Attorneys for Appellant Liggett Group, Inc.
Argued before BELL, C.J., and ELDRIDGE, RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL and BATTAGLIA, JJ.
Court of Appeals of Maryland.
BELL, Chief Judge.
Maryland Rule 8-602(e) provides:
"(e) Entry of Judgment Not Directed Under Rule 2-602. (1) If the appellate court determines that the order from which the appeal is taken was not a final judgment when the notice of appeal was filed but that the lower court had discretion to direct the entry of a final judgment pursuant to Rule 2-602(b), the appellate court may, as it finds appropriate, (A) dismiss the appeal, (B) remand the case for...
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