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Atlanta Court Ruling Another Sign Tobacco Lawsuits Subsiding

A little-noticed ruling by three federal judges may have tipped the scales in favor of the tobacco industry’s bid to put decades of smoker lawsuits behind it. The appeals court panel in Atlanta said individual smokers, already blocked from suing …

Tobacco Company Urges Illinois Court to Drop $10B Smokers’ Verdict

A $10.1 billion verdict against Philip Morris USA over misleading consumers about the safety of “light” cigarettes should be overturned, lawyers for the company argued in the Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday. The award was first made in 2003 for …