| Docket # | SJC-09889 |
| Date | March 7, 2007 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, JJ.
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| Summary | Tobacco. Contract, Arbitration, Settlement agreement. Arbitration, Arbitrable question, Scope of arbitration. Uniform Arbitration Act. Federal Arbitration Act. |
| Appealed From | Middlesex Superior Court, Justice Bonnie H. MacLeod |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Commonwealth: James J. Arguin |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Liggett Group, LLC: Robert J. Brookhiser, Stephen R. Patton, Patricia A. Hartnett, Thomas E. Peisch |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |