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Mr. F . Anthony Burke
Vice President Law & General Counsel
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
Law Department
401 South 4`I' Avenue, Suite 200
P. O . Box 35090
Louisville, KY 40232-5090

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Dear Mr . Burke:
I am writing to thank you, and Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, for
its support of the National Chamber Litigation Center, and to let you know that
Brown & Williamson's annual renewal date is here . An invoice for your 1999
membership dues is attached.
When I wrote to you last year asking for your support, I discussed several of
NCLC's litigation efforts of direct benefit to the tobacco i.ndustry, such as the amiw
briefs we filed on class actions in C'astam v. The American Tolazaw Co ., et al., on
retroactive liability in Philip Morris, Inc ., et al. v. Sorndl, et al., and most recently, on
subrogation and proximate cause in StECnr#itten Local Union No . 420 u Philip Mom,s, InG,
et al. As you may know, the Steamfittm case served as a model for the legislative
advice we provided the Chamber lobbyists who helped draft Senator McConnell's
Litigation Fairness Act on which Senate Judiciary Committee hearings are scheduled
for November 2 .
Since then, we have stepped up our litigation efforts significantly - both as
party plaintiffs and ama'w curiae - and have racked-up important victories in both
areas. As a party plaintiff, we struck down two OSHA and EPA rulings in the D .C .
Gcuit, and as amiaas cttriae helped achieve a sweep of pro-employer decisions under
the Americans with Disabilities Act in the Supreme Court .
And, as the enclosed article from Legal Tvnes illustrates, we are also working to
counter congressional attempts to undermine the doctrine of federal pre- emption, an
issue of vital importance to all businesses, including the tobacco industry.

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October 19, 1999

We greatly appreciated generous Brown & Williamson's support for last year's
program . Given this year's even more ambitious litigation agenda, we hope that you
will consider increasing the company's support by the standard 20 percent increase we
are asking of all our members . Your backing is more important than ever in ensuring
that NCLC will not be forced to turn away important business cases merely because
of funding limitations .
At whatever level you decide, please know that Brown & Williamson Tobacco
Corporation's NCLC membership is very important to us . With your continued
support we can make this another very successful year . Please call me if you have any
questions regarding our dues request, or for any information regarding our program .

Sincerely,

Robin S . Conrad

cc: J . Kendrick Wells, III - Assistant General Counsel-Product Litigation

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Source: https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/docs/yqhp0054