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Watson v. Philip Morris
No. 05-1284 Title:

Lisa Watson, et al. v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc., et al.

Subject:

Removal Jurisdiction, Civil Procedure, Advertising, Tobacco Companies, Unfair Competition Laws

Question:

• Whether a private actor doing no more than complying with federal regulation is a "person acting under a federal officer" for the purpose of 28 U.S.C. section 1442(a)(1), entitling the actor to remove to federal court a civil action brought in state court under state law.

Decisions:

• United States Supreme Court Decided: June 11, 2007
• U.S. Court of Appeals - 8th Circuit Opinion Filed: November 18, 2005
• United States Supreme Court, Cert. Granted: January 12, 2007

Resources:

• Docket Sheet From the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Northwestern University - Medill School of Journalism: On the Docket

Briefs:

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Counsel of Record

For Petitioner:

David C. Frederick
Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C.
Washington, DC

For Respondent:

Theodore B. Olson
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Washington, DC

 

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