Court sets aside award in Philip Morris case
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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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The Supreme Court yesterday agreed to decide whether tobacco companies can be sued in state courts for deceptive advertising of "light" cigarettes and if drugmakers should be protected from some patient lawsuits.
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Appeals court says punitive award against Philip Morris is still &#39;excessive&#39; and must be halved. LOS ANGELES  - A California appeals court has ruled that a smoker&#39;s $3 billion punitive damages award
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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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Altria Group Inc., the owner of cigarette maker Philip Morris and Kraft Foods Inc., may separate into two or three units after tobacco litigation dragged down the stock.
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A U.S. appeals court on Friday  rejected the government's bid to force cigarette makers to pay  $280 billion in past profits, striking the toughest sanction  from the racketeering case and lifting tobacco stocks.
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A U.S. court dealt a blow to Johnson &  Johnson  in its $5.5 billion lawsuit over the sale of  Guidant Corp to Boston Scientific Corp , dismissing some  claims and only allowing part of the case to proceed.
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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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The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from smokers who said they were misled about the health risks of ÂlightÂ cigarettes.
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A federal appeals court on  Wednesday threw out a $15 million punitive damages award to a  lifelong smoker who sued R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. after losing  his legs from a cigarette-related illness.
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WASHINGTON -- A federal judge has denied a request by tobacco companies to let them keep marketing "light" and "low tar" cigarettes until an appeal is settled in their case.
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A federal appeals court struck down a Bush administration policy exempting power plants from certain environmental regulations. The court said the policy was unlawful
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The Supreme Court today discarded a $79.5 million jury award against the Philip Morris tobacco company, the latest in a decade-long series of ruling that limit punitive damage verdicts against corporations.
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A federal appeals court yesterday threw out the Environmental Protection Agency's approach to limiting mercury emitted from power-plant smokestacks, saying the agency ignored laws and twisted logic when it imposed new standards that were favorable to plant owners.
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Philip Morris USA challenged a $10.1 billion consumer fraud ruling Wednesday, telling the Illinois Supreme Court that its "light" cigarettes performed as advertised.
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A California appeals court cut by half the $100 million in punitive damages awarded to the family of a man who sued tobacco giant Philip Morris USA Inc.
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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...