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Illinois court invalidated tobacco judgment [this day at law]
May 5, 2013 by Adiah Oreyomi
On May 5, 2006, the Illinois Supreme Court declined to reconsider its decision to vacate a $10.1 billion judgment against Phillip Morris USA. The judgment resulted from a case where the tobacco company was found liable of falsely claiming that light cigarettes were safer than regular ones. Expla....... [more]
Federal appeal court upholds ban on selling handguns to minors
May 1, 2013 by Addison Morris
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Monday upheld a law prohibiting federally licensed gun dealers from selling handguns to anyone under the age of 21. The National Rifle Association (NRA) brought the case against the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Attorney.... [more]
Supreme Court takes case on suing foreign companies, denies tobacco advertising case
April 23, 2013 by Julia Zebley
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in one new case on Monday. In DaimlerChrysler AG v. Bauman the court will consider "whether it violates due process for a court to exercise general personal jurisdiction over a foreign corporation based solely on the fact that an indirect corporate.... [more]
Federal appeals court rejects rehearing request on graphic cigarette label requirement
December 5, 2012 by Jerry Votava
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Wednesday denied a request for a rehearing on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations that require tobacco companies to display graphic images on their packaging. In a 2-1 decision issued in August, the DC Circuit struck down.... [more]
Protocol to combat illegal tobacco trade unanimously adopted
November 13, 2012 by Sarah Paulsworth
A new protocol to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) intended to combat the illegal trade of tobacco products was unanimously approved on Monday. The protocol was approved by 176 countries during the Fifth session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO FCTC, which is being.... [more]
Russia PM proposes bill banning tobacco advertising
October 16, 2012 by Peter Snyder
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday proposed legislation that would ban tobacco advertisements and public smoking and raise taxes on tobacco products. On his video blog Medvedev acknowledged that 44 million Russians—a third of the entire population—are nicotine dependent, mak....... [more]
Australia High Court upholds tobacco plain-package law
October 5, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
The High Court of Australia on Friday published its reasons for dismissing a lawsuit brought by several large international tobacco companies challenging the labeling requirements of the Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011 (TPP Act). The court originally dismissed the challenge in August but.... [more]
Federal judge rules South Dakota prison tobacco ban infringes on religious rights
September 20, 2012 by Maureen Cosgrove
A judge for the US District Court for the District of South Dakota on Wednesday ruled that South Dakota's ban on the use of tobacco in prisons infringes on the religious rights of Native American inmates. The Native American Council of Tribes (NACT), along with two individual plaintiffs, brought.... [more]
Norway court upholds tobacco display ban
September 14, 2012 by Rebecca DiLeonardo
A Norwegian court on Friday upheld a the country's display ban on tobacco products. The law prevents stores from displaying tobacco products or their logos anywhere in a store, requiring the products to be stored in cabinets or otherwise hidden from sight. Philip Morris brought suit against Norway.... [more]
Tobacco and Contraceptives: Legislative Preemption
September 2, 2012 by Elizabeth Imbarlina
JURIST Guest Columnist Matthew Cavedon, Emory University School of Law Class of 2015, compares the Department of Health and Human Services's contraception mandate to the Food and Drug Administration's attempt to regulate tobacco...As 24 lawsuits filed against the Department of Health and Human.... [more]
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