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• HIGH COURT WRAP: Justices To Consider NY Suit On Net Tobacco 

Jump to full article: The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition, 2009-05-04

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The U.S. Supreme Court Monday said it will decide whether New York can sue online cigarette sellers for not paying city taxes on tobacco products shipped to purchasers living there.

New York has the highest cigarette excise taxes in the country at $4.25 a pack, counting both state and city excise taxes. It sued several online tobacco sellers in 2003, claiming they were violating federal racketeering laws and seeking millions of dollars in excise taxes it says the companies must pay to ship tobacco products into the city.

Several of the lawsuits were consolidated into one legal proceeding. . . .

The high court will hear the case in the fall of 2009. The case is Hemi Group v. New York.

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