United States DC Circuit

Court has no appellate jurisdiction to review orders already issued remanding to a Florida state court four lawsuits filed by foreign states against tobacco companies based in the U.S., and no warrant to prohibit the district court from remanding to state court those cases upon which it has not yet acted.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/16/2001
• Decided 04/26/2002
• Published 04/26/2002

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, HENDERSON, Circuit Judge, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Herbert M. Wachtell argued the cause for appellants Philip Morris Companies, Inc., et al.   With him on the briefs were Timothy M. Broas, Robert F. McDermott, Jr., Paul S. Ryerson, Daniel F. Kolb, Kenneth N. Bass, Gene E. Voigts, Richard L. Gray, Patrick S. Davies and Steven Klugman.  David Gruenstein and Leigh A. Hyer entered appearances., Robin S. Conrad, Kenneth S. Geller and John J. Sullivan were on the brief of amicus curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in support of appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joel S. Perwin argued the cause for appellees.   With him on the brief were Jonathan S. Massey, George M. Fleming, Sylvia Davidow and Andres C. Pereira.