NC Judge: Big Tobacco Free From Payments
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A tobacco-quota buyout approved by Congress this year releases cigarette companies from making payments to farmers in 14 states that had been required by a landmark
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday sided with Philip Morris USA, refusing to disturb a court ruling that threw out a $10.1 billion verdict over the company's "light" cigarettes.
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court threw out a $79.5 million punitive damages award to a smoker's widow Tuesday, a boon to businesses seeking stricter limits on big-dollar jury verdicts. The 5-4 ruling was a victory for Altria Group Inc.'s Philip Morris USA, which contested an Oregon Supreme Court...
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The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to let Philip Morris USA delay paying &#36;10.5 million in damages to a former smoker in California while the tobacco company contests the amount.
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The US Supreme Court annuls a ruling that Philip Morris must pay $79.5m to a dead cigarette smoker's widow.
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A U.S. federal judge gave class-action   status on Monday to a lawsuit filed by "light" cigarette   smokers who accuse tobacco companies of fraud and are seeking a   verdict of as much as $200 billion.
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A $10.1 billion award to smokers of &quot;light&quot; cigarettes by an Illinois judge was based only on speculation and should be thrown out, a lawyer for Philip Morris USA told the Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday.
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Tobacco companies were &quot;breathing a multi-billion dollar sigh of relief&quot; after an Australian court threw out a class action seeking compensation for illness caused by smoking, the plaintiff's lawyer said.
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NEW YORK -- A federal judge on Monday granted class action status to tens of millions of "light cigarette" smokers for a potential $200 billion lawsuit against tobacco companies.
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A divided U.S. Supreme Court set aside on Tuesday a $79.5 million punitive damages award won by a longtime smoker's widow against Altria Group Inc.'s Philip Morris unit.
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U.S. smokers spent as much as $200   billion over more than three decades buying "light" cigarettes   under the false belief they were safer than regular cigarettes,   an attorney in a potential class action lawsuit argued on   Wednesday.
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A divided Supreme Court set aside on Tuesday a $79.5 million punitive damages award won by a longtime smoker's widow against Altria Group Inc.'s Philip Morris unit.
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WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government has approved a new, detailed list of fines under its anti-smoking law. The list includes a $1,000 fine for establishments that allow smoking.
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billion dollar class-action verdict. It was the largest award ever by an American jury. The smokers&#39; lawyers, however, say the justices should reduce the amount if they think it is too large as long as they
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A North Carolina state judge ruled against Wal-Mart Stores Inc  in a tax shelter case where the retailer paid itself rent and later counted that amount as a tax deduction.
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New York City can file a revised racketeering lawsuit accusing Internet cigarette sellers of evading the city's steep taxes through computer sales to Big Apple smokers, a judge ruled on Thursday.
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Florida Supreme Court judges on Wednesday questioned attorneys for smokers and cigarette companies on whether a case involving thousands of smokers can properly be tried as a class action.