Gets status as manufacturer of its Roger brand of cigarettes from 1999 to 2003. Carolina said during this period the cigarettes were produced - under its...

Ohio will be getting a share of $31 million as part of a settlement with an Oregon tobacco company.

The settlement resolves a dispute over Portland, Ore.-based Carolina Tobacco Co.'s status as manufacturer of its Roger brand of cigarettes from 1999 to 2003. Carolina said during this period the cigarettes were produced - under its direction - by House of Prince Riga, a Latvian company.

The dispute over which company was making those cigarettes led 46 states and the District of Columbia to file lawsuits against Carolina Tobacco, seeking compensation for health care costs associated with treating tobacco-related diseases as required under the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.

Ohio will receive $1.6 million from Carolina Tobacco, and in return the company will be recognized as Roger's manufacturer. Carolina Tobacco, a privately held company, also sells its discounted cigarettes under the Kingsboro brand.