Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. American Legacy Foundation

Decided July 17, 2006. Henry du Pont Ridgely wrote the opinion for the court.

903 A.2d 728 · Cited 414 times

Authorship attributed by a unique court + date + surname match against our roster (CourtListener recorded no author id for this opinion); verify against the official text. How we match.

Official text

Read the full opinion (CourtListener)

We don’t host opinion text or publish a summary of this ruling — read the official public-domain text for the court’s holding and reasoning, and verify against the primary source.

Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Cantwell v. Connecticut · 310 U.S. 296
• Rhone-Poulenc Basic Chemicals Co. v. American Motorists Insurance Co. · 616 A.2d 1192
• State v. Michaels · 642 A.2d 1372
• Northwestern National Insurance v. Esmark, Inc. · 672 A.2d 41
• Marriott Corp. v. Combined Properties Ltd. Partnership · 391 S.E.2d 313
• Capano v. State · 889 A.2d 968
• Spering v. Sullivan · 361 F. Supp. 282
• E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Shell Oil Co. · 498 A.2d 1108
• Steigler v. Insurance Co. of North America · 384 A.2d 398
• Capano v. State · 781 A.2d 556
• Duncan v. Theratx, Inc. · 775 A.2d 1019
• Hibbert v. Hollywood Park, Inc. · 457 A.2d 339
• Fireman's Fund Ins. Companies v. Ex-Cell-O Corp. · 702 F. Supp. 1317
• Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Kenner · 570 A.2d 1172
• Vanasco v. Schwartz · 401 F. Supp. 87
• USA Cable v. World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. · 766 A.2d 462
• Stabler v. Ramsay · 88 A.2d 546

Cited by

Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

• Maxus Energy Corp. v. Occidental Chemical Corp. · 244 S.W.3d 875
• Seaford Golf & Country Club v. E.I. duPont De Nemours & Co. · 925 A.2d 1255
• Barr v. HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT, INC. · 555 F. Supp. 2d 484
• Norton v. K-Sea Transportation Partners L.P. · 67 A.3d 354
• At&T CORP. v. Lillis · 953 A.2d 241
• Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. v. Vulcan Materials Co. · 68 A.3d 1208
• Jfe Steel Corp. v. Ici Americas, Inc. · 797 F. Supp. 2d 452
• CorVel Corp. v. Homeland Insurance Co. of New York · 112 A.3d 863
• First Health Settlement Class v. Chartis Speciality Insurance · 111 A.3d 993
• Angstadt v. Red Clay Consolidated School District · 4 A.3d 382
• American Legacy Foundation v. National Union Fire Insurance · 640 F. Supp. 2d 524
• U.S. Claims, Inc. v. Yehuda Smolar, PC · 602 F. Supp. 2d 590
• Ross v. Thomas · 728 F. Supp. 2d 274
• SJ Properties Suites v. STJ, P.C. · 759 F. Supp. 2d 1032
• Highlands Physicians, Inc. v. Wellmont Health System
• GMG Capital Investments, LLC v. Athenian Venture Partners I · 36 A.3d 776
• Paul v. Deloitte & Touche, LLP · 974 A.2d 140
• Allen v. Encore Energy Partners, L.P. · 72 A.3d 93
• Nationwide Emerging Managers, LLC v. Northpointe Holdings, LLC · 112 A.3d 878
• Wooley v. Lucksinger · 14 So. 3d 311
• Freeman v. X-Ray Associates, P.A. · 3 A.3d 224
• Axis Reinsurance Co. v. Hlth Corp. · 993 A.2d 1057
• Anderson v. Wachovia Mortgage Corp. · 497 F. Supp. 2d 572
• Heartland Payment Systems, LLC v. Inteam Associates, LLC · 171 A.3d 544
• Cephas v. State · 911 A.2d 799

Explore from here

Henry du Pont Ridgely’s Judicial Record · Del. · How we source opinions

Source: opinion metadata, authorship, and citation counts from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data (public domain). Data last verified 2026-07-09. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).