Republic Of Bolivia v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc.

39 F.Supp. 2d 1008 (1999)

Facts

The governments of Guatemala, Panama, Nicaragua, Thailand, Venezuela, and Bolivia have filed suit in the geographically diverse locales of Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, Texas, Louisiana, and Florida, in both state and federal courts. This order addressed the filing by Bolivia in the District Court of Brazoria County, Texas.