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State |
Date Filed |
AG/ Govnr./ Party |
Case |
Firms |
| Mississippi Settled |
5/23/94 | Democrat / Republican |
Moore v. American Tobacco, 94-1429, Jackson County Chancery Court | Scruggs, Millette, Lawson, Bozeman & Dent, Pascagoula, Miss.; Barrett Law Offices, Lexington, Miss.; Paul T. Benton, Biloxi, Miss.; Fredrick B. Clark, Greenwood, Miss.; Lewis & Lewis, Clarksdale, Miss.; Cumbest, Cumbest, Hunter & McCormick, Pascagoula, Miss.; McTeer & Associates, Greenville, Miss.; Ness, Motley, Loadholt, Richardson & Poole, Charleston, S.C.; Oswald and Reed, Pascagoula, Miss.; Pittman, Germany, Roberts & Welsh, Jackson, Miss.; Rhoden, Lacy, Downey & Colbert, Jackson, Miss.; Laurence Tribe, Harvard Law School (pro bono) |
| Minnesota Settled |
8/17/94 | Democrat / Independent Republican |
Minnesota v. Philip Morris, C1-94-8565, 2d Judicial District | Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, Minneapolis, Minn. |
| West Virginia | 9/20/94 | Democrat / Democrat |
McGraw v. American Tobacco, 94-1707, Kanawha County Circuit Court | Ness, Motley, Loadholt, Richardson & Poole, Charleston, S.C.; Hunt & Barber, Charleston, W.V.; Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee & Deitzler, Charleson, W.V.; Segal & Davis, Charleston, W.V. |
| Florida Settled |
2/21/95 | Democrat / Democrat |
Florida v. American Tobacco, CL95-1466, 15th Judicial Circuit | Ness, Motley, Loadholt, Richardson & Poole, Charleston, S.C.; Fonvielle & Hinkle, Tallahassee, Fla.; Gentry & Phillips, Jacksonville, Fla.; Brown, Terrell, Hogan, Ellis, McClamma & Yegelwel, Jacksonville, Fla.; Howard & Associates, Tallahassee, Fla.; Kerrigan, Estess, Rankin & McLeod, Pensacola, Fla.; Maher, Gibson and Gulley, Orlando, Fla.; Montgomery & Larmoyeux, West Palm Beach, Fla.; Nance, Cacciatore, Sisserson, Duryea & Hamilton, Melbourne, Fla.; Law Offices of Sheldon J. Schlesinger, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Scruggs, Millette, Lawson, Bozeman & Dent, Pascagoula, Miss.; Yerrid, Knopik & Valenzuela, Tampa, Fla.; Laurence Tribe, Harvard Law School (pro bono) |
| Massachusetts | 12/19/95 | Democrat / Republican |
Massachusetts v. Philip Morris, 95-7378, Middlesex Superior Court | Brown, Rudnick, Freed & Gesmer, Boston, Mass.; Thornton, Early and Naumes, Boston, Mass.; Schneider, Reilly, Zabin & Costello, Boston, Mass.; Ness, Motley, Loadholt, Richardson & Poole, Charleston, S.C.; Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, San Francisco, Cal.; Laurence Tribe, Harvard Law School (pro bono) |
| Louisiana | 3/13/96 | Democrat / Democrat |
Ieyoub v. American Tobacco, 96-1209 14th Judicial District Court, Calcasieu Parish | Badon and Ranier, Lake Charles, La.; Herman, Herman, Katz and Cotlar, New Orleans, La.; Barrett Law Offices, Lexington, Miss.; Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, San Francisco, Cal.; Baggett, mcCall and Burgess, Lake Charles, La.; Scruggs, Millette, Lawson, Bozeman & Dent, Pascagoula, Miss. |
| Texas Settled |
3/28/96 | Democrat / Republican |
Texas v. American Tobacco, 5-96CV91, Eastern District of Texas, Texarkana Division | Provost & Umphrey, Beaumont, Tex.; Reaud, Morgan & Quinn, Beaumont, Tex.; O'Quinn, Kerensky, McAninch & Laminack, Houston, Tex.; Williams, Bailey, Wesner, Houston, Tex.; Nix Law Firm, Daingerfield, Tex.; Laurence Tribe and Arthur Miller, Harvard Law School (may be paid by the law firms) |
| Maryland | 5/1/96 | Democrat / Democrat |
Maryland v. Philip Morris, 96-122017-CL211487, Baltimore City Circuit Court | Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos, Baltimore, Md. |
| Washington | 6/5/96 | Democrat / Democrat |
Washington v. American Tobacco, 96-2-15056-8SEA, Superior Court of Washington, King County | Luvera, Barnett, Brindley, Beninger & Cunningham, Seattle, WA; Hagens & Berman, Seattle, WA |
| San
Francisco (not a state suit) |
6/6/96 | N/A |
City and County of San Francisco v. Philip Morris, C-96-2090, Northern District of California | Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, San Francisco, Cal. |
| Los
Angeles (not a state suit) |
N/A |
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| Connecticut | 7/18/96 | Democrat / Republican |
Connecticut v. Philip Morris, Superior Court, Judicial District of Stamford/ Norwalk at Stamford | Silver, Golub & Teitell, Stamford, Conn.; Berger & Montague, P.C., Philadelphia, Penn. |
| Kansas | 8/20/96 | Republican / Republican |
State of Kansas v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al., District Court of Shawnee County Case No. 96-CV-___ | Entz & Chanay, Topeka, Kansa; Scruggs, Millette, Lawson, Bozeman & Dent, Pascagoula, Mississippi; Ness, Motley, Loadholt, Richardson & Poole, Charleston, South Carolina |
| Arizona | 8/20/96 | Republican / Republican |
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| Michigan | 8/21/96 | Democrat / Republican |
State of Michigan v. Philip Morris Incorporated, et al ., Ingham County Circuit No. 96-84281-CZ | Scruggs, Millettte Lawson, Bozeman & Dent, Pascagoula Mississippi; Ness Motley, Loadholt, Richardson & Poole, Charleston, South Carolina. |
| Oklahoma | 8/22/96 | Democrat / Republican |
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| New Jersey | 9/10/96 | Republican / Republican |
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| Utah | 9/30/96 | Democrat / Republican |
96 CV 0829W | Giauque, Crockett, Bendinger & Peterson, Salt Lake City, Utah; Motley, Loadholt, Richardson & Poole, Charleston, South Carolina. |
| Illinois | 11/12/96 | Republican / Republican |
People of the State of Illinois v. Philip Morris et al., Circuit Court of Cooke County, IL, No. 96-L13146 | Hagens & Berman, Seattle, Washington; Freeborn & Peters, Chicago, Illinois; Steven C. Mitchell, Phoenix, Arizona; Barrett Law Offices, Lexington, Mississippi; Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, San Francisco, California. |
| Iowa | 11/27/96 | Democrat / Republican | State of Iowa, v. R.J. Reynolds et al., Iowa District Court for Polk County, No. CL71048 | Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., Des Moines; Ralph Walker Law Firm, P.C, Des Moines; Simmons, Perrine Albright & Ellwood PLC, Cedar Rapids; Hawkins & Norris, Des Moines and Ness, Motley, Loadholt, Richardson & Poole, Charleston, South Carolina. |
| New York State | 1/27/97 | Republican / Republican |
State of New York et al. v. Philip Morris, Inc. et al. No. _________ |
Not yet determined |
| Hawaii | 1/31/97 | Democrat / Democrat | State of Hawaii v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. et al. CIVIL NO. 97-0441-01 |
Galiher DeRobertis Nakamura Ono, Law Corporations, Honolulu, Hawaii; Ness, Motley, Loadholdt, Richardson & Poole, Charleston, South Carolina |
| Wisconsin | 2/5/97 | Democrat / Republican | State of Wisconsin v. Philip Morris Inc., et al. No._________ |
n/a |
| Indiana Dismissed |
2/19/97 | Democrat / Democrat | State of Indiana v. Philip Morris, Inc. et al. Cause No. 49D_____-9702-CT-_________ |
Hagens & Berman, Seattle, Wa.; Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, San Francisco, CA; John W. "Don" Barrett, Lexington, MS; Steven Mitchell, Phoenix, AZ; Sommer & Barnard, Indianapolis, IN; Plews Shadley Racher & Braun, Indianapolis, IN; Young & Young, Indianapolis, IN; Barrett & McNagny, Fort Wayne, IN; Leagre & Barnes, Indianapolis, IN; and Mitchell Hurst Mitchell & Dick, Indianapolis, IN. |
| Alaska | 4/14/97 | Democrat / Democrat | State of Alaska v. Philip Morris, Inc. et al. No. 1JU-97915 CI |
n/a |
| Pennsylvania | 4/22/97 | Republican / Republican |
n/a | n/a |
| Montana | 5/5/97 | Democrat / Republican | State of Montana v. Philip Morris, Inc., et al. n/a |
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| Arkansas | 5/5/97 | Democrat / Republican | State of Arkansas v. American Tobacco Co., et al. No. IJ 97-2982 |
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| Ohio | 5/8/97 | Republican / Republican |
State of Ohio v. Philip Morris, Inc., et al. No. 97CVH05 5114 |
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| South Carolina | 5/9/97 | Republican / Republican |
n/a | Ness, Motley, Loadholdt, Richardson & Poole, Charleston, South Carolina (others unknown) |
| Missouri | 5/10/97 | Democrat / Democrat | State of Missouri v. American Tobacco Co., et al. No. 972-1465 |
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| Nevada | 5/21/97 | Democrat / Democrat | ||
| New Mexico | 5/27/97 | Democrat / Republican | STATE OF NEW MEXICO ET AL. V. AMERICAN TOBACCO CO., ET AL | |
| Vermont | 5/29/97 | Democrat / Democrat | State of Vermont et al . v. Philip Morris, Inc., et al.
No. 744-97 |
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| New Hampshire | 6/4/97 | Democrat / Democrat | ||
| Colorado | 6/5/97 | Republican / Democrat | STATE OF COLORADO ET AL. V. RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO, ET AL
Case No. 97CV3432 |
n/a |
| Oregon | 6/10/97 | Democrat / Democrat | STATE OF OREGON V. AMERICAN TOBACCO CO., ET AL | n/a |
| Idaho Dismissed |
7/9/97 | Republican / Republican |
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| California | 6/12/97 | Republican / Republican |
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ET AL. V. PHILIP MORRIS, INC., ET AL. | in-house |
| Puerto Rico | 6/16/97 | |||
| Maine | 6/18/97 | Democrat / Independent | ||
| Rhode Island | 6/18/97 | Republican / Republican |
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND V. AMERICAN TOBACCO, INC., ET AL | n/a |
| Georgia | 8/29/97 | Democrat / Democrat | STATE OF GEORGIA ET AL. V. PHILIP MORRIS, INC., ET AL. CA E-61692 | in-house |
| South Dakota | 2/23/98 | Republican / Republican |
STATE OF S. DAKOTA V. PHILIP MORRIS ET AL (NO 98-65) | in-house(At the time of filing the parties entered into a stipulated stay which expires on January 1, 1999). |
| Nebraska | 8/21/98 | Republican / Democrat |
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