Supreme Court Rejects Latest Tobacco Industry Appeal of Smokers’ Lawsuits February 27, 2019 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court turned away the tobacco industry’s effort to derail lawsuits by thousands of Florida smokers, leaving cigarette...
Tobacco Firms Win Partial Appeal Over Court-Ordered Disclosure Ads May 22, 2015 By Lawrence Hurley A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday ruled that tobacco companies cannot be forced to announce publicly that they deliberately...
Atlanta Court Ruling Another Sign Tobacco Lawsuits Subsiding May 22, 2015 By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Bob Van Voris A little-noticed ruling by three federal judges may have tipped the scales in favor of the tobacco industry’s bid to...