N.C. court rules against tobacco payments
Maryland tobacco farmers won’t receive about $13 million in payments from cigarette manufacturers under a ruling Friday from the North Carolina Supreme Court. ... read more >>
View ArticleFormer mayor may avoid sex trial with plea
The former mayor of Racine, Wis., has agreed to plead guilty to sex charges, court documents say. A pretrial hearing scheduled for Thursday was canceled, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported. Court...
View ArticleS.Korea court rejects first tobacco lawsuit
SEOUL — An appeals court on Tuesday rejected South Korea’s first lawsuit against a tobacco company following a 12-year legal battle by lung cancer sufferers and their families. Seen as a test case,...
View ArticleLee County court set to hear smokers’ lawsuits
landmark Florida Supreme Court ruling, Lee County should this year see its first wave of tobacco-related trials. It appeared April would be the start, but unforeseen delays — including a man requiring...
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