The Legal & Political Importance of the State Attorney General

UCLA SEM-1 LAW-696 (2024)

  • Jeff Modisett (UCLA Law School)

7 Tobacco and State Attorneys General 7 Tobacco and State Attorneys General

7.1 Introduction 7.1 Introduction

Discussions about state attorneys general multistate litigation often point to the historic $206 billion settlement reached in 1998. This section provides resources and information about the tobacco litigation and the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), and its aftermath.

7.2 Background of the Tobacco Settlement 7.2 Background of the Tobacco Settlement

7.2.1. Thomas Schmerling, Stag Hunting with the State AG: Anti-Tobacco Litigation and the Emergence of Cooperation Among State Attorneys General, 25 Law & Policy 429 (2003)

Thomas Schmerling, Stag Hunting with the State AG: Anti-Tobacco Litigation and the Emergence of Cooperation Among State Attorneys General, 25 Law & Policy 429 (2003)

7.2.2. Unlikely Alliance Enlisted President for Tobacco War, Wash. Post (Mar. 31, 1998)

Unlikely Alliance Enlisted President for Tobacco War, Wash. Post (Mar. 31, 1998)

7.2.3. As a Young Lawyer, Gillibrand Defended Big Tobacco, N.Y. Times (Mar. 26, 2009)

As a Young Lawyer, Gillibrand Defended Big Tobacco, N.Y. Times (Mar. 26, 2009)

7.3 Master Settlement Agreement Resources 7.3 Master Settlement Agreement Resources

7.3.1. The Tobacco Settlement, StateAG.org

The Tobacco Settlement, StateAG.org

7.3.2. Public Health Law Center, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Master Settlement Agreement

Public Health Law Center, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Master Settlement Agreement

7.3.3. NAAG, Links re Tobacco and Master Settlement Agreement

NAAG, Links re Tobacco and Master Settlement Agreement

7.4 Aftermath of Tobacco Settlement 7.4 Aftermath of Tobacco Settlement

7.4.1. One final look inside the archive that exposed Big Tobacco, Wash. Post (Aug. 26, 2021)

One final look inside the archive that exposed Big Tobacco, Wash. Post (Aug. 26, 2021)

7.4.2. Landmark tobacco lawsuit settled 25 years ago - what happened to money? Mississippi Today (June 26, 2022)

Landmark tobacco lawsuit settled 25 years ago - what happened to money? Mississippi Today (June 26, 2022)