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The State of Texas v. American Tobacco Co, et al
Case Number:
5:96-cv-00091
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Firms
- Akerman LLP
- Akin Gump
- Allensworth & Porter
- Allison Bass
- Arnold & Porter
- Atchley Russell
- Baker & Hostetler
- Bickerstaff Heath
- Bryan Cave
- Byrne Cardenas
- Davis & Gilbert
- Debevoise & Plimpton
- Dykema
- Fish & Richardson
- Fulkerson Lotz
- Germer PLLC
- Gibbs & Bruns
- Graves Dougherty
- Greenberg Traurig
- Hagans Montgomery
- Haltom & Doan
- Hunton Andrews
- Jackson Walker LLP
- Jones Day
- Kasowitz Benson
- King & Spalding
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Mithoff Law
- Morgan Cook & Beck
- Nix Patterson
- Norton Rose
- Onstad Law Firm
- Patton Tidwell
- Poulin Willey
- Provost Umphrey
- Reaud Morgan
- Reynolds Frizzell
- Scheef & Stone
- Scott Douglass
- Shook Hardy
- Skadden Arps
- The O'Quinn Law Firm
- Thompson Coburn
- Vinson & Elkins
- Wachtell Lipton
- Williams Hart
- Winston & Strawn
- Womble Bond
- Young Pickett
Companies
- Hearst Corp.
- Hill & Knowlton Strategies Inc.
- ITG Brands LLC
- Liggett Group LLC
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Inc.
- Texas Association of School Boards Inc.
- Texas Public Policy Foundation
- The Dallas Morning News Inc.
- The New York Times Co.
- Washington Legal Foundation
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May 26, 2021
Tobacco Cos. To Pay $200M To End Texas' Settlement Fight
Texas notified a federal court Wednesday that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and fellow tobacco company ITG Brands LLC have agreed to pay a total of more than $200 million to end the state's suit to enforce a 1998 tobacco settlement agreement.
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February 25, 2020
RJ Reynolds Must Keep Paying Texas For '98 Settlement
U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap said Tuesday that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Inc. can't escape its obligation to make payments to Texas under the 1998 tobacco master settlement, saying that selling four major brands doesn't erase its responsibility to pay.
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August 13, 2019
Texas, Tobacco Cos. Battle Over Docs In Settlement Row
Texas, ITG Brands LLC and R.J. Reynolds have all urged a Texas federal court to knock down competing bids for documents on privilege grounds as they square off over the enforcement of a long-standing settlement tied to tobacco-related health issues.
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August 09, 2019
Texas Says It Won't 'Acquiesce' To Tobacco Co. In $125M Rift
Texas has urged a federal judge to force ITG Brands LLC and R.J. Reynolds to fork over documents about ITG's 2015 acquisition of Reynolds' cigarette brands so it can proceed in its suit seeking $125 million for costs related to a settlement over tobacco-related health issues.
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February 27, 2019
Philip Morris Blasts Tobacco Co.'s 'Delay' In $125M Suit
Philip Morris USA has slammed ITG Brands LLC's move to delay litigation alleging that ITG owes the state of Texas $125 million after its acquisition of R.J. Reynolds cigarette brands, telling a federal court ITG's breaches of a 1998 settlement agreement have left it on the hook for $60 million it doesn't owe.
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January 29, 2019
Tobacco Co. Owes $125M After Winston, Kool Buy: Texas AG
The Texas attorney general told a federal court Monday that ITG Brands LLC owes the state $125 million after its 2015 acquisition of R.J. Reynolds cigarette brands Winston, Kool and Salem, saying it had taken over the obligation to make payments under a settlement for costs assumed by the state for tobacco-related health issues.