U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief Philip Morris v. Williams
With the help of my good friends Scott Shorr and Bob Udziela, I recently co-authored this amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Philip Morris v. Williams. We provided the brief on behalf of Retired Oregon Supreme Court Justices Leeson, Linde, Roberts and Unis.
The brief focuses on whether the Oregon Supreme Court correctly applied Oregon law in affirming a large punitive damage award against Philip Morris. It was a thrill working with Scott and Bob. More so because of the distinguished group of judges that we represented.
We did the brief pro bono, which means for “the good.” That’s to say, it’s a unpaid volunteer effort to help the Court understand some of the fine details of Oregon law. Snarky admission: I am way short on love for the tobacco industry.
While I’ll never see a dime for my work assisting to hold them accountable for their outrageous misconduct, I take pride in having been in the fight.
David Sugerman
Tags: amicus brief, sugerman, tobacco litigation, Williams v. Philip Morris
December 5th, 2008 at 10:49 am
Good brief.
December 5th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Thanks. It was a team effort that turned into a gratifying project in the end.
Sug.