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ALASKA DEFENDANT JURISDICTION COURT TOBACCO SUBSIDIARIES PARENT CORPORATION LAWSUIT PLAINTIFF INDUSTRY COMPLAINT MOTION SUPERIOR COURT BUSINESS DISMISS DEFENDANT BROWN UNITED STATES WILLIAMSON BOARD MEMBERS FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT PHILIP MORRIS EXPENDITURES SUED TOBACCO COMPANIES HOLDING COMPANY PERSONAL JURISDICTION ACTION CLAIMING INJURY INSTRUMENTALITY INTERNATIONAL SHOE GENERAL JURISDICTION |
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT JUNEAU STATE OF ALASKA, Plaintiff, vs. PHILIP MORRIS, et al., Defendants. Case No. 1JU-97-915CI MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This lawsuit is brought by the State of Alaska in an attempt to obtain funds for expenditures made The State has sued tobacco companies and related industry organizations. It filed a complaint on ges and other relief. Defendant BAT Industries filed a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. The State opposed and heard on April 29th, 1998. The court took the motion under advisement. The question is whether the Alaska courts may force BAT Industries to appear in this state and Background BAT Industries is a British holding company located in London. It is the holding company for some des BATCo and Brown and Williamson Tobacco Co.(B&W). B&W is a U.S. corporation and a wholly owned tobacco products in the United States. B&W manufactures cigarettes sold in Alaska.1 The corporate o and the Duke monopoly that was broken up by anti-trust laws in the early 20th century.2 ARGUMENTSSNIPPETS: |
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