Tobacco firms face huge fraud lawsuit
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After five years of preparation, the federal government expects to take the nation&#39;s tobacco industry to court today, alleging massive fraud and seeking a $280 billion penalty
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WASHINGTON  - Major cigarette makers go on trial on Tuesday in the U.S. government's $280 billion racketeering case that charges the tobacco industry with deliberately deceiving the public about the risks of smoking since the 1950s.
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A panel of federal appellate judges raised significant doubts yesterday about whether courts can order tobacco companies to forfeit $280 billion in past profits if the government proves they engaged in civil fraud and conspiracy.
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Major cigarette makers went on trial  on Tuesday in the U.S. government's $280 billion case, which  charges the tobacco industry with deliberately deceiving the  public about the risks of smoking since the 1950s.
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TORONTO (CP) - Retailers, cigarette manufacturers and advocates for the rights of Canada&#39;s smokers were mobilizing Wednesday for a long, arduous battle over the Ontario government&#39;s stringent new crackdown on smoking.
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BJ&#39;s Wholesale Club Inc. is gearing up for legal battles with credit-card-issuing banks, which are demanding $16 million to offset fraudulent credit card charges and other costs related to a security breach apparently involving BJ&#39;s ...
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US government on Tuesday begins a major court battle to win $US280 billion ($400 billion) that it says major tobacco companies earned from the public by covering up the dangers of smoking.
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WASHINGTON The tobacco industry urged a federal appeals court today to throw out a decision allowing the Justice Department to sue cigarette companies for 280 (b) billion dollars.
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Tobacco giant Philip Morris/Altria put on its political party clothes recently, but it may soon be dressing for a wake. Under fire from the Department of Justice and facing
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A $280bn government lawsuit against the largest cigarette manufacturers in the United States begins on Tuesday with both sides confident of victory.
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A U.S. judge is expected on Monday to   rule on whether to certify as a class action a lawsuit that   accuses tobacco companies of defrauding smokers into thinking   "light" cigarettes were safer than regular brands, according to   notice sent to lawyers in the case.
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Sick Florida smokers urged the state&#39;s highest court Wednesday to punish the tobacco industry for &quot;fraud and deceit&quot; by restoring a $145 billion US class-action award, the largest ever by an American jury.
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A lawsuit accusing tobacco companies of   defrauding smokers into thinking "light" cigarettes were safer   than regular brands can proceed as a class action, a federal   judge in New York ruled on Monday.
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A judge is considering if tobacco companies should be tried on whether they deceived smokers about the safety of light cigarettes.
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Citigroup Inc. C.N faces a lawsuit  from angry investors who allege they were defrauded in a  "massive scheme of deception" when they bought securities tied  to the credit-worthiness of bankrupt energy trader Enron Corp.  ENRNQ.PK.
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The nicotine in cigarettes is habit-forming but is not the sole cause of addiction, a tobacco company executive argued during testimony on Tuesday in the government's &#36;280 billion suit against cigarette makers.
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A legal challenge to the government's smoking ban in England will be launched at the High Court.