Supreme Court to weigh online tobacco sales rift
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Blog: Federal courts have dismissed a Maine state law that backers argue is vital to preventing kids from buying cigarettes online. The high court may decide whether to revive it.
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Booze cruising set to continue The European Court of Justice has ruled that boozers and smokers looking to get cut-price deals from countries with lower rates of duty will will not be able to buy the stuff online, the BBC reports.â¦
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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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Federal prosecutors and Big Tobacco lawyers will storm into legal war Tuesday in a $280 billion megatrial and fraud case that could cripple the leading US cigarette firms if they lose.
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The Supreme Court, accepting urgent pleas from the recording and film industries, agreed on Friday to decide whether the online services that enable copyrighted songs
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case focusing on whether peer-to-peer (P-to-P) software vendors should be penalized for unauthorized file trading when their software is used.
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The Supreme Court stepped into one of the most heated debates over the future of the Internet: how to classify Internet cable service for purposes of federal regulation.
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SUPREME COURT The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case that could lead to sweeping changes on how alcoholic beverages are regulated and sold.
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The Supreme Court agreed to step into a dispute Friday over how far a patent can go to thwart a rival drug company's efforts to conduct research, a question with big-money ramifications in the pharmaceutical industry.
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The US Supreme Court said Friday it will hear argument on whether online cable access must allow rivals to use its equipment. The case could ultimately decide whether cable
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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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Years of fierce debate about whether the Food and Drug Administration should regulate tobacco and whether tobacco interests should get a buyout because of the plunging value of their crop will be put to the test as a congressional conference committee decides which provisions to include in a major corporate tax relief bill.
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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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The Supreme Court is considering whether states may bar people from buying wine directly from out-of-state suppliers, a big-money question that could lead to sweeping changes
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday sidestepped a dispute over whether Internet providers can be forced to identify subscribers illegally swapping music and movies online.    The subject, however, may be back at the court soon...
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U.S. appeals court judges considered on Tuesday whether a $200 billion lawsuit against big tobacco companies by smokers of "light" cigarettes should be allowed to go ahead as a class action.
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A divided federal appeals court  panel on Wednesday expressed skepticism about whether the  government had the authority to force cigarette makers to cough  up billions of dollars in past profits as part of its  racketeering case against the industry.