Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. v. Food & Drug Admin., s. 97-1604

• Decision Date: 10 November 1998
• Docket Number: 97-1581,97-1614 and 97-1605,971606,Nos. 97-1604,s. 97-1604
• Citation: 161 F.3d 764
• Parties: BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION; Lorillard Tobacco Company; Philip Morris, Incorporated; RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company, Plaintiffs--Appellants, and Coyne Beahm, Incorporated; Liggett Group, Incorporated, v. 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, Lauchcloth, United States Senator, Amici Curiae. COYNE BEAHM, INCORPORATED; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation; Philip Morris, Incorporated; RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company; National Association of Convenience St
• Court: U.S. Court of Appeals — Fourth Circuit

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161 F.3d 764

BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION; Lorillard Tobacco

Company; Philip Morris, Incorporated; RJ

Reynolds Tobacco Company, Plaintiffs--Appellants, and Coyne Beahm, Incorporated; Liggett Group, Incorporated, v. 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, Lauchcloth, United States

Senator, Amici Curiae.

COYNE BEAHM, INCORPORATED; Brown & Williamson Tobacco

Corporation; Philip Morris, Incorporated; RJ Reynolds

Tobacco Company; National Association of Convenience

Stores; Acme Retail, Incorporated; United States Tobacco

Company; Conwood Company, LP; National Tobacco Company,

LP; Pinkerton Tobacco Company; Swisher International,

Incorporated; Central Carolina Grocers, Incorporated; J.T.

Davenport, Incorporated; North Carolina Tobacco

Distributors Committee, Incorporated; The American

Advertising Federation; American Association of Advertising

Agencies; Association of National Advertisers,

Incorporated; Magazine Publishers of America; The Outdoor

Advertising Association of America, Incorporated; Point of

Purchase Advertising Institute; Lorillard Tobacco Company, Plaintiffs--Appellees, and Liggett Group, Incorporated, Plaintiff, v. FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION; David A. Kessler, M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Defendants--Appellants.

Attorneys General of the State of Minnesota; State of

Alaska; State 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; 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.

COYNE BEAHM, INCORPORATED; Brown & Williamson Tobacco

Corporation; Lorillard Tobacco Company; Philip Morris,

Incorporated; RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company; United States

Tobacco Company; Conwood Company, LP; National Tobacco

Company, LP; Pinkerton Tobacco Company; Swisher

International, Incorporated; Central Carolina Grocers,

Incorporated; J.T. Davenport, Incorporated; North Carolina

Tobacco Distributors Committee, Incorporated; The American

Advertising Federation; American Association of Advertising

Agencies; Association of National Advertisers,

Incorporated; Magazine Publishers of America; The Outdoor

Advertising Association of America, Incorporated; Point of

Purchase Advertising Institute; National Association of

Convenience Stores; Acme Retail, Incorporated, Plaintiffs--appellees, and Liggett Group, Inc., Plaintiff, v. FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION; David A. Kessler, M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Defendants--Appellants.

Attorneys General of the State of Minnesota; State of

Alaska; State of Arizona; State of...