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...
Court Reinstates $10.1 Billion Tobacco Award; Philip Morris to Appeal April 30, 2014 By Andrew Harris Altria Group’s Philip Morris USA unit is again liable for a $10.1 billion award in a lawsuit accusing it of...
Canada’s Top Court to Rule on Tobacco Liability July 29, 2011 Canada’s Supreme Court will decide Friday whether the federal government should be partly liable for damages, possibly amounting to many...