Oregon Laborers-Employers Health & Welfare Trust Fund v. Philip Morris Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1999-07-14

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T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge: The plaintiffs in this action are six Oregon-based employee health and welfare benefit trust plans created to provide comprehensive health care benefits to their participants, who are thousands of union and public-sector workers employed under various collective bargaining agreements. Plaintiffs filed suit against defendants-eight tobacco companies, three non-profit public relations/lobbying/resea…

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