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• US judge will not let BAT out of racketeering case 

U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler said that, whether British American Tobacco could be held liable as part of the largest civil racketeering case in U.S. history is a question that should be aired during the trial of the case scheduled to start in September. . . .

Kessler was not persuaded by British American Tobacco's argument for dismissal. The company contended that charges against it should be dismissed before trial because it had only a tiny share of the U.S. market and because there is no evidence it participated in any industry conspiracy.

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