Racketeering case against tobacco industry to begin
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WASHINGTON -- It has taken five years of pretrial skirmishing, but testimony will finally begin tomorrow in the government's massive racketeering case alleging that the tobacco industry defrauded and misled the American public for almost 50 years about the health risks of cigarette smoking.
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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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Tobacco officials are expected to appeal a ruling by an NC judge that halted millions in compensation to growers by cigarette companies as local farmers struggle to make their budgets and plan for next season.
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The decision raises the possibility that cases involving light cigarettes will become a major legal threat to the tobacco industry.
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A US lawsuit, claiming tobacco firms  duped smokers into thinking low tar cigarettes are less harmful, gets the go ahead.
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is about to plunge into an agenda laden with issues affecting the business sector. Tobacco companies, the biotech industry, and operators of coal-fired power plants have a stake in cases the court will hear in the next month.
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A federal judge on Saturday denied a  tobacco industry request to delay the government's $280 billion  racketeering case against the industry which is scheduled to go  to trial on Sept. 21.
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On the eve of a $280 billion  racketeering trial of major cigarette makers, political and  legal uncertainties are still seen hanging over the U.S.  government's long-awaited case.
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The first State witness in the Schabir Shaik fraud and corruption trial in the Durban High Court is set to take the stand shortly.
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Saudi Arabia warns it will sue global tobacco firms unless they pay the costs of treating smoking-related illnesses.
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Cigarette makers have revved up  price promotions in recent years, a strategy they know will  lead to more underage smoking, an economist testifying in the  U.S. government's racketeering trial against the industry said  on Wednesday.
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Malawi, one of the biggest producers of tobacco, is coming under pressure to sign a treaty limiting production.
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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 judge is considering if tobacco companies should be tried on whether they deceived smokers about the safety of light cigarettes.
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Sick Florida smokers yesterday urged Florida&#39;s highest court to punish the tobacco industry for &quot;fraud and deceit&quot; by restoring a $145 billion class-action award, the largest ever by a US jury.
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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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Cigarette makers lied about the  dangers of smoking for 50 years, the U.S. government said on  Tuesday as its $280 billion case against the industry went to  trial.