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Florida Supreme Court won't rehear tobacco case ($$)

Florida's high court effectively ended a test by smokers challenging the constitutionality of a cap on appellate bonds the industry is required to post.
floridabiz.com (Daily Business Review)
added Oct 14, 2012 03:40
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Japan seeks Zambian tobacco

JAPAN Tobacco (JT), the world’s third largest tobacco manufacturer has signed a contract with 7,000 Zambian tobacco farmers for the supply of raw tobacco to that country. Speaking during a question and answer session when President Sata met Japanese bus
Zambia Daily Mail (zm)
added Oct 13, 2012 16:27
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[Florida] Lorillard Loses Appeal of $15-Million Court Ruling

A Duval County, Fla., jury awarded Michelle Mrozek $3.9 million in compensatory damages and $11.3 million in punitive damages in her wrongful death lawsuit against Lorillard Tobacco Co. for the death of her mother, Jacqueline Swann Miller, from lung cance
Convenience Store/Petroleum (CSPNet)
added Dec 31, 2012 15:55
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[Florida] Fla. Court Clears $15M Engle Win Against Lorillard ($$)

A Florida appeals court on Friday affirmed a $15.2 million judgment against Lorillard Tobacco Co., ruling that the lawsuit brought on behalf of a smoker who died from lung cancer was properly litigated as an Engle progeny case. The appeals panel upheld t
Law360
added Dec 24, 2012 10:00
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[New York] RIGHTMYER: The truth about tobacco

Albany (NY) Times-Union
added May 6, 2012 19:07
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[Florida] PHILIP MORRIS USA, et. al v. WEINGART (PDF)

PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Brown, 70 So 3d 707 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011). MAY, C.J., TAYLOR and CONNER, JJ., concur.
Fourth District Court of Appeal / State of Florida
added Feb 18, 2013 04:52
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[Florida] RJ Reynolds Ordered To Pay $6M Over Lung Cancer Death ($$)

The jury found Richard Aycock was addicted to cigarettes manufactured by R.J. Reynolds and that smoking the cigarettes had caused his death. They held the tobacco company 72.5 percent responsible for Aycock’s death and awarded $5.9 million to his widow,
Law360
added Apr 24, 2013 09:54
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[Florida] Fla. High Court Declines To Revisit Engle Decision ($$)

"At its core, the defendants' due process argument is an attack on our decision in Engle to give the Phase I findings res judicata — as opposed to issue preclusion ... we decline the defendants' invitation to rewrite Engle."
Law360
added Mar 15, 2013 05:24
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[Florida] Schoeff v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company et al :: Justia Dockets & Filings

Case Number: 3:2009cv14478 Filed: June 26, 2012 Court: Florida Middle District Court
Justia
added Feb 19, 2013 19:35
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[New York] EDITORIAL: The right way to tax tobacco

THE ISSUE: Roll-your-own "clubs" make a mockery of everything from tax law to public health. THE STAKES: Will state government do the right thing?
Albany (NY) Times-Union
added Oct 15, 2012 09:10
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