The NAM and the Product Liability Advisory Council filed a joint amicus brief on 2/17/99 in this case seeking to affirm the district court's dismissal of a complaint by union health plans and others against tobacco manufacturers for health claims by their insureds.On 1/19/00, the court affirmed the dismissal of the suit. This case reaffirms the correctness of the NAM's support for fundamental subrogation remedies and limitations under the doctrine of remoteness.