IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR TALBOT COUNTY
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MOTION TO DISMISS OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Defendants, through their undersigned counsel, respectfully request that this Court grant their Motion to Dismiss in the above-captioned case or, in the alternative, grant summary judgment in Defendants’ favor, for the reasons stated in the attached Memorandum in Support of this Motion.
Respectfully submitted,
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J. JOSEPH CURRAN, JR.
Attorney General of Maryland
EVELYN O. CANNON
JOHN B. HOWARD, JR.
Assistant Attorneys General
200 St. Paul Place, 20th Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
(410) 576-7055
Attorneys for Defendants
Dated: February 23, 1996
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY, that on this 23rd day of February, 1996, a copy of the foregoing Motion to Dismiss or in the Alternative for Summary Judgment, Memorandum in Support thereof, and Proposed Order were mailed, first class, postage prepaid to:
Venable Baetjer and Howard
1800 Mercantile Bank and Trust Bldg.
2 Hopkins Plaza
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Arnold & Porter
555 12th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
John G. Billmyre
Henry & Price
117 Bay Street
P.O. Box 838
Easton, Maryland 21601
Counsel for Philip Morris, Inc.
Francis B. Burch
George A. Nilson
Piper & Marbury, L.L.P.
Charles Center South
36 South Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Counsel for Brown & Williamson
Tobacco Corporation
Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P.
One Kansis City Place
1200 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
James E. Gray
Goodell, Devries, Leech & Gray, L.L.P.
Commerce Place
1 South Street, 20th Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Counsel for Lorillard Tobacco Company
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
Metropolitan Square
1450 G Street
Washington, D.C. 20005
Joseph G. Finnerty, Jr.
George A. Nilson
Piper & Marbury, L.L.P.
Charles Center South
36 S. Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Counsel for R.J. Reynolds
Tobacco Company
David R. Thompson
Cowdrey, Thompson & Karsten
130 N. Washington Street
P.O. Box 1747
Easton, Maryland 21601
Counsel for Richardsons Country
Store, LLC
Peter L. Winik
Latham & Watkins
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. - Ste. 1300
Washington, D.C. 20004
Counsel for Liggett Group, Inc.
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John B. Howard, Jr.
Assistant Attorney General