Tobacco giants hail court ruling
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US tobacco companies applaud an appeal court decision rejecting a $280bn claim by the government.
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US lawsuit against tobacco firms that "duped" smokers over low-tar cigarettes get the go-ahead.
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Several major tobacco companies are set to go to a U.S. appellate court on Tuesday to argue about whether a $200 billion lawsuit against them by "light" cigarette smokers should proceed as a class action.
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A court ruling bodes well for next-generation royalties.
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WASHINGTON -- A major rewrite of corporate tax law that would end a trade dispute with Europe won congressional negotiators' backing yesterday after House Republicans beat back efforts to increase tobacco regulation. The measure would repeal a tax break for thousands of US exporters that the World Trade Organization ruled illegal. As a replacement, it offers more than $140 billion ...
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TALLAHASSEE - Lawyers for as many as 700,000 ill and dying smokers urged the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday to restore a record-shattering $145 billion verdict against the tobacco industry, or at least a portion of it.
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VoIP industry applauds ruling that says local providers can't refuse to carry calls on wholesaler-owned broadband lines.
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European tobacco stocks were lifted by bid activity on Thursday which helped equity markets nudge higher as investors awaited interest rate decisions from both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England.
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Newmont Mining Co., under fire for its environmental practices in Indonesia, got a dose of good news Thursday after an Indonesian court ruled that the detention of five Newmont executives was illegal.
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US prosecutors will try to overturn a court ruling that threw out its claim for $280bn in damages from the nation's major tobacco firms.
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Employers welcome a European Court of Justice ruling allowing companies to continue to reward workers for long service.
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The Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) has welcomed the Scottish Executiveâs decision to ban smoking in all enclosed public places in Scotland.
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Judges to rule on a case that could change the way alcohol and tobacco is bought within the European Union.
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A California judge has approved the settlement of a lawsuit that sought to stop RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. from placing cigarette ads in magazines with large teen readerships, a state
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a class-action lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, a unit of Altria Group Inc., should not be decided in federal court, handing a defeat to the tobacco company.
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Cigarette companies have been honest in highlighting the "dangerous" risks of smoking, a lawyer for the tobacco industry has told a US court.
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Two major cigarette makers on Wednesday said they plan to appeal a Louisiana court ruling ordering them to fund a program to help people quit smoking, although the decision reduced the amount of damages they faced.