United States Eighth Circuit

In a class action, the case was properly removed to federal court where government control over defendant-cigarette maker's advertising regulations was sufficient to establish that it was acting under the directions of a federal officer, the FTC.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/25/2005
• Published 08/25/2005

Judges

• JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY, JOHN R. GIBSON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Marcus Neil Bozeman of Little Rock, AR.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Amy Phillips Rosenthal of Arlington, VA.