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Texas Attorney General Files Motion to Dismiss Tobacco Claim 

Jump to full article: Bloomberg News, 1999-02-25

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Texas Attorney General John Cornyn filed a motion asking a federal court to dismiss a $260 million claim by Houston attorney Marc Murr for his work on the state's settlement with the tobacco industry.

Murr, who had been awarded $1 million for representing Texas in the tobacco litigation, had filed suit in U.S. District Court in Texarkana seeking at least $260 million in fees, said Heather Browne, a spokeswoman for Cornyn. Cornyn wants Murr's claim to be decided by the state legislature.

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