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SWEDA: 2013 Altria Group, Inc. Annual Shareholders Meeting: Politely conducting business as usual
In sharp contrast to the manner in which management at Reynolds American, Inc. conducted its annual meeting of shareholders a week earlier, Altria Group, Inc.’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Martin J. Barrington treated everyone at the May 16th m
May 24, 2013
Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI)
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May 24, 2013 13:02
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[Florida] BECK: In Smoking Cases, Interminable Delay Is the Real Due Process Violation
On Monday, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. filed a reply brief in an appeal it brought before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. In Walker v. RJR ... Given that the Engle ruling is now seven years old, this due process issue should have been s
May 22, 2013
AmericanLawyer.com
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May 23, 2013 03:31
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[Florida] Appeals court overturns tobacco settlement due to Duval judge's 'critical misunderstanding'
ruled that a Duval County judge used flawed logic in 2011 when awarding a Jacksonville family nearly $15 million ... there has to be evidence that “addiction was the legal cause” of a disease, which the 1st District Court of Appeal said was not the case w
May 20, 2013
Florida Times-Union
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May 20, 2013 09:11
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[North Carolina] The 2013 Reynolds American, Inc. Annual Shareholders Meeting: orders, points of order, “out of order” and ordered out!
Dr. Sharon Brown, a grandmother and a shareholder from Pennsylvania, who was seated second from the aisle where the company’s sole microphone ... saw Dr. Brown fall to the floor after she attempted to get by the RAI employee. By the time Dr. Brown was ab
May 14, 2013
Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI)
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May 19, 2013 13:37
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[Florida] Plainitffs' Firms Push 11th Circ. To Uphold Engle Findings ($$)
More than 30 law firms representing plaintiffs in Engle tobacco litigation urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to reject R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.'s contention that the cases violate its due process rights, arguing that such a finding would threaten t
May 9, 2013
Law360
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May 15, 2013 08:47
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[Florida] Vector Group Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
The Engle progeny cases remained a primary focus of our litigation activity, with 4,523 cases currently pending in both federal and state court. Although we and the other industry defendants continue to believe that the Engle process is materially flawed
May 1, 2013
Seeking Alpha blog network
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May 13, 2013 04:14
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[Florida] Fla. Court Throws Out $17M Award Against Big Tobacco ($$)
A Florida appeals court on Friday reversed a $16.8 million judgment against Philip Morris USA Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. for the family of a woman who died of smoking-related diseases, ruling a trial court had prematurely declared her a member of
May 10, 2013
Law360
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May 13, 2013 04:12
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LETTER: Why jury found tobacco companies partly responsible for smoker’s death.
As a member of the jury, I would like to respond. … When we speak of responsibility, if you are a company selling an unusually dangerous product, designed to addict when used as directed, shouldn’t that come with some shared responsibility? At least towa
May 13, 2013
Palm Beach (FL) Post
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May 13, 2013 02:58
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[Florida] LETTER: Tobacco award sends wrong message
there are no innocent parties in this lawsuit. The $1.2 million award should go toward the treatment and counseling of nicotine addicts who realize their life would be better by not smoking and take the first step to quit
May 9, 2013
Palm Beach (FL) Post
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May 10, 2013 12:11
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[Florida] Fort Lauderdale Law Firm Wins $2 Million Verdict Against Big Tobacco; Jury Finds Companies Responsible for Woman's Cancer Death
"This was an important case to the Cohen family, to plaintiffs and to those smokers who have been mercilessly hooked to the addictive powers of nicotine -- which the cigarette companies early on denied existed, only to watch as millions of people couldn'
May 3, 2013
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
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May 3, 2013 23:30