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Author: Text of report by Radio New Zealand International on 9 November
Intro: Lawyers in the Marshall Islands have filed a legal brief in their country's long-running tobacco compensation case. In a 60-page brief, lawyers for the government are seeking a Supreme Court reversal of a High Court decision which not only dismissed the case but also strongly criticized the attorneys and expert witnesses and ordered the removal from the trial of Judge H.D. Johnson.
The High Court ruled that the judge had made comments prejudicial to the case during interviews with Radio New Zealand International and other media.
Attornies for the tobacco companies have also filed a brief in the Supreme Court arguing that the High Court's decision was correct and mirrors numerous dismissals of similar cases against tobacco companies in American courts.
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