Brown & Williamson v. FDA
Brown & Williamson v. FDA
Opinion
FILED: April 16, 1998 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 97-1604(L) (CA-95-591-2)
BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION; LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY; PHILIP MORRIS, INCORPORATED; RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Plaintiffs - Appellants, and
COYNE BEAHM, INCORPORATED; LIGGETT GROUP, INCORPORATED, Plaintiffs, versus
FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DAVID A. KESSLER, M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Defendants - Appellees,
ATTORNEYS GENERAL OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA; STATE OF ALASKA; OF ARIZONA; STATE OF ARKANSAS; STATE OF COLORADO; STATE OF CONNECTICUT; STATE OF FLORIDA; STATE OF HAWAII; STATE OF ILLINOIS; STATE OF INDIANA; STATE OF IOWA; STATE OF LOUISIANA; STATE OF KANSAS; STATE OF MAINE; STATE OF MARYLAND; STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS; STATE OF MICHIGAN; STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; STATE OF MISSOURI; STATE OF MONTANA; STATE OF NEVADA; STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE; STATE OF NEW JERSEY; STATE OF NEW MEXICO; STATE OF NEW YORK; STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA; STATE OF OHIO; STATE OF OKLAHOMA; STATE OF OREGON; STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA; STATE OF RHODE ISLAND; STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA; STATE OF TEXAS; STATE OF UTAH; STATE OF VERMONT; STATE OF WASHINGTON; STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA; STATE OF WISCONSIN; THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; PUBLIC CITIZEN; THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS; AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY; AMERICAN COLLEGE PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION; AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; AMERICAN MEDICAL WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION; AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION; AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE; THE HMO GROUP; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS; NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS; STATE OF KENTUCKY; WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION ("WLF"); MARIO ANDRETTI; DON GARLITS; AL UNSER; RUSTY WALLACE; CALE YARBOROUGH; RICHARD BURR, CASS BALLENGER, HOWARD COBLE, United States Representatives, LAUCH FAIRCLOTH, United States Senator, Amici Curiae.
ORDER
The Court directs that this case be reargued in Charleston, West Virginia on Tuesday, June 9, 1998.
Oral argument shall commence at 9:30 a.m.
For the Court
/s/ Patricia S. Connor Clerk
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