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B&W Says Federal Court in Seattle Rules in Favor of Tobacco Industry 

Federal District Court in Seattle, Washington has granted tobacco companies a summary judgement in a case that was set to go to trial Sept. 7.

The Northwest Laborers Employers Health & Security Trust Fund and other funds brought several claims against the tobacco manufacturers. In throwing out the case, the court essentially said that the claims were indirect and that the injuries alleged were personal. Thus, the claims failed under the recent Ninth Circuit opinion in Oregon Laborers, and under state law that dedicates deceptive practice and anti-trust claims to property injuries

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