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Massachusetts Litigation Documents
Transcript of Massachusetts Hearing (9-24-98) [ Full Text] [ PDF (57)] Transcript of Massachusetts Hearing (8-20-98) [ Full Text] [ PDF (125k)] Transcript of Massachusetts Hearing (7-24-98) [ Full Text] [ PDF (114k)] Transcript of Massachusetts Hearing (7-16-98) [ Full Text] [ PDF (84k)] Transcript of Massachusetts Hearing (5-28-98) [ Full Text] [ PDF (317k)] Transcript of Massachusetts Hearing (5-7-98) [ Full Text] [ PDF (188k)] Brief by Commonwealth of Massachusetts pertaining to B&W privilege claims (5-98) [ Full Text] [ PDF (62k)] Transcript of Massachusetts Hearing (4-9-98) [ Full Text] [ PDF (168k)] Memorandum and Order (ingredients disclosure) (12/10/97) [ Full Text] [ PDF (33k)] Massachusetts tobacco ingredients disclosure law has survived the tobacco industry's first attempt to block it. US District Judge O'Toole issued 2 opinions (one for cigarette and one for other tobacco manufacturers) on February 7, 1997, denying the industry's request to block the law as preempted by federal legislation.The law was defended by the Attorney General [ Full Text] [ PDF (42k)] Sur-reply Memorandum of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (5/1/97) [ Full Text] [ PDF (45k)] Memorandum and Order (Preemptive Suit against Attorney General)(11/22/96) [ Full Text] [ PDF (55k)] Defendants' Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint (10/21/96) [ Full Text] [ PDF (155k)] Memorandum and Order (Remand) (5/20/96) [ Full Text] [ PDF (40k)] Memorandum of Law in Support of Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Motion to Remand (2/1/96) [ Full Text] [ PDF (72k)] Note that Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Massachusetts, and West Virginia settled their claims against Brooke Group and Liggett Group on March 15, 1996 [ Full Text] [ PDF (60)]
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