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DC Court of Appeals Denies Tobacco’s Request for Rehearing en banc 

On Sept. 22, 2009, 9 judges of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit turned down Defendants' request for a rehearing of their appeal before all the judges of the Court. There's only one option left for tobacco defendants now: the US Supreme Court.

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Full text of the order: . . .

O R D E R

Upon consideration of the petitions of Philip Morris USA Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Lorillard Tobacco Co., Altria Group Inc., and British American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd. for rehearing en banc, and the absence of a request by any member

of the court for a vote, it is

ORDERED that the petitions be denied.

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