RAMSEY COUNTY: DISTRICT COURT:
An Inventory of Its Fitzpatrick (Judge Kenneth) Files at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. District Court (Ramsey County). | |
| Title: | Fitzpatrick (Judge Kenneth) Files. | |
| Dates: | 1995-1998. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Files of Judge Kenneth Fitzpatrick regarding the landmark tobacco court case he presided over, Minnesota and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota v Phillip Morris, Inc., et al, which lead to a $6.6 billion settlement in 1998. Includes instructions to the jury, reference copies to court documents, tobacco comics and other documents, press articles, tobacco case news clippings, trial articles in Mayo publications, and personal correspondence. The records are personal files of the judge and not official court records. | |
| Quantity: | 1.0 cubic feet (1 box) | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. District Court (Ramsey County). Fitzpatrick (Judge Kenneth) Files. Minnesota Historical Society.
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Accession Information:
Accession number: 2019-53.
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 9989760340004294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 119.C.1.9B | State of Minnesota in the Supreme Court – State of Minnesota and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (BCBSM) v Philip Morris, Inc., et al.: Joint appendix to petitions for review of Court of Appeals decision filed March 17, 1998, 1998. 1 volume. | ||||||||||
| Instructions to the jury, approximately 1998. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota and BCBSM v Philip Morris, Inc., et al., Ramsey County District Court files, 1995-1998. 6 folders. | |||||||||||
| Judge Fitzpatrick’s reference copies of court documents, not official case files. | |||||||||||
| Tobacco comics, approximately 1998. | |||||||||||
| Comics from various newspapers and other publications about the tobacco trial collected by Fitzpatrick. | |||||||||||
| Tobacco documents, 1998. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Includes annotated copies of court documents, articles, editorials, copies of trial exhibits, and other related records. | |||||||||||
| Press articles, 1998. | |||||||||||
| Tobacco case news clippings, approximately 1998. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Trial articles in Mayo publications, 1998. | |||||||||||
| Personal correspondence -- letters received, 1998. | |||||||||||
| Includes correspondence regarding Fitzpatrick’s treatment by the lawyers of the tobacco companies involved in the lawsuit, which lead to Fitzpatrick’s early retirement. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Justice, Administration of -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
- Smoking -- Law and legislation -- United States.
- Tobacco -- Law and legislation -- United States.
- Tobacco industry -- Minnesota.
- Persons:
- Fitzpatrick, Kenneth.
- Organizations:
- Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Minnesota.
- Minnesota. Supreme Court.
- Philip Morris Incorporated -- Trials, litigation, etc.
- Occupations:
- Judges -- Minnesota.
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