Brown & Williamson
American Public Health Association Senator Frank E. Moss District of Columbia Lung Association, Plaintiffs, V. Consumer Product Safety Commission Richard O. Simpson Barbara Franklin Lawrence Kushner Constance Newman R. David Pittle Defendants. Complaint 7
Fields
- Type
- Pleading
- Legal
- Attachment
- 11925288
- Author
- Harwood-Jh Kramer-Vh Wolf-Rb
- Request
- A4
- Litigation
- 10004026
- Date Loaded
- 23 Nov 1998
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attachefl ~e thif~ ocl:ip]0iy]I and m,r:,:~ Hxhibit ill ~]lf] Ai,
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notified plainLJffs that :1:~5~ petition had been denied Cn
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filed a dlssentlng, opinion ]n ~,hJch he indicated ~ha£ he
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plaintiff's petition a~d con~der the merits thereof. On
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