OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 12 HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST v. PHILIP MORRIS INC.

Full title: OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 12 HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST FUND et al.…

Court: Supreme Court of California.

Date published: Jan 29, 2002

116 Cal. Rptr. 2d 495 (Cal. 2002)

39 P.3d 511

Opinion

No. S102633.

01-29-2002

OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 12 HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST FUND et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. PHILIP MORRIS INC. et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Petition for review GRANTED.

GEORGE, C.J., KENNARD, J., BAXTER, J., WERDEGAR, J., CHIN, J., BROWN, J., and MORENO, J., concur.

Petition for review GRANTED.

Further action in this matter is deferred pending consideration and disposition of a related issue in Naegele v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., S090420 (see Cal. Rules of Court, rule 29.2(c)), or pending further order of the court. Submission of additional briefing, pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 29.3, is deferred pending further order of the court.

GEORGE, C.J., KENNARD, J., BAXTER, J., WERDEGAR, J., CHIN, J., BROWN, J., and MORENO, J., concur.