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The Seattle ruling holds that only individual union members, not union health-and-welfare funds, can sue
Jump to full article: The Oregonian, 1999-07-25
Author: Peggy Andersen of The Associated Press
Intro: U.S. District Judge William Dwyer cited a July 14 ruling from that court in dismissing the case Thursday. It had been scheduled to go to trial Sept. 7.
The 9th Circuit upheld a ruling by a federal judge in Oregon that only individual union members -- not the trust funds that cover their health care -- can sue tobacco companies.
"We're very disappointed, but Judge Dwyer's hands were tied by the 9th Circuit ruling," Withey said Friday.
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