People v. Lorillard

FIFTH DIVISION March 30, 2007 No. 1-06-2326 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY; PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.; R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, INC.; COMMONWEALTH BRANDS, INC., DAUGHTERS AND RYAN, INC.; FARMERS TOBACCO COMPANY OF CYNTHIANA, INC.; HOUSE OF PRINCE A/S; JAPAN TOBACCO INTERNATIONAL U.S.A., INC.; KING MAKER MARKETING, INC.; KRETEK INTERNATIONAL, INC.; LIBERTY BRANDS, LLC; LIGGETT GROUP LLC; P.T. DJARUM; PETER STOKKEBYE TOBAKSFABRIK A/S; SANTA FE NATURAL TOBACCO COMPANY, INC.; SHERMAN 1400 BROADWAY N.Y.C., INC.; TOP TOBACCO, L.P.; VIBO CORPORATION, d/b/a General Tobacco; VIRGINIA CAROLINA CORPORATION, INC.; and VON EICKEN GROUP, Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County Honorable Dennis J. Burke, Judge Presiding.