Supreme Court of Delaware
State of Sao Paolo of the Federative Republic of Brazil v. Am. Tobacco Co., 383-2006, 384, 2006
Read State of Sao Paolo of the Federative Republic of Brazil v. Am. Tobacco Co., 383-2006, 384, 2006
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In an action brought by a state in Brazil and the republic of Panama against various distributors and manufacturers of tobacco products seeking to recover tobacco-related medical expenses, dismissal of the complaints is affirmed on the alternate rationale that, in selling their products to citizens of the foreign governments who later become injured as users of those products, the tobacco companies incurred no legal duty to those governments, separate and apart from any duty owed to their citizens.
Appellate Information
- Decided 02/23/2007
- Published 02/26/2007
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- Supreme Court of Delaware