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[Arkansas] PLAINTIFFS' RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.'S MOTION FOR ENTRY OF A CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER (PDF)

There are lessons to be learned from the Thayer case, and this Court should not countenance here the "spectacle" that occurred there. To repeat, Philip Morris has not shown "good cause" for the entry of any protective order. Supposing it had, though, the
Arkansas Times
added Nov 20, 2012 19:08
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[Arkansas] Tobacco company seeks to close record in Pulaski lawsuit

Thrash says Philip Morris has asked for a protective order to seal from public view documents about the toxic nature of additives to the cigarettes, manipulation of nicotine in them and levels of nicotine necessary for addiction.
Arkansas Times
added Nov 20, 2012 18:59
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[Canada] Day 85: Mr. Barnett's surprising testimony

John Barnett is possibly the last of a long parade of tobacco industry witnesses to be called by the plaintiffs to testify at the Montreal tobacco class actions lawsuits. Like the last float on a good Santa Claus parade, the 14 year president of Rothmans
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
added Nov 20, 2012 13:56
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[Canada] Day 81: Preparing the ground for the next phase

Individually and collectively, the items discussed today will influence the shape of the next stage of this trial. The defendants presented reasons to reduce the scope and impact of the expert witnesses who will begin testifying later this month. They a
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
added Nov 13, 2012 11:14
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[Missouri] Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Outdoor Smoking Ban - Law Blog

On Thursday, the St. Louis-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit declined to recognize a right to smoke and held that Clayton had a rational basis to restrict smoking in parks — namely, to preserve and protect the health, safety and welfare
Wall Street Journal Blogs
added Nov 10, 2012 21:54
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[New York] Drug Use, Smoking Evidence Allowed in Lead Paint Suit ($$)

An apartment owner who was sued by a woman claiming she was exposed to lead paint while living in one of her units as a girl may argue that the woman's later use of tobacco and marijuana could have contributed to her medical problems, the Third Departme
New York Law Journal
added Nov 7, 2012 12:32
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[Canada] Tobacco companies want to be dropped from $50-billion lawsuit in Ontario

On Monday, lawyers for British American Tobacco and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco were before the Ontario Court of Appeal asking to be removed from that lawsuit. This past January the same motion was dismissed by the Ontario Superior Court. Tobacco lawyer Paul
Toronto (Ont) Sun (ca)
added Nov 6, 2012 08:08
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[Sri Lanka] Anti tobacco case taken up for hearing

A petition filed in the Court of Appeal requesting the Health Minister or the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol to fully implement the regulations prescribed in the Tobacco products labelling and packaging gazette without prejudice to Parliament
Daily News (lk)
added Oct 31, 2012 19:36
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Reynolds American, Inc. - Quarterly Report / For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012

Various legal proceedings or claims, including litigation claiming that cancer and other diseases, as well as addiction, have resulted from the use of, or exposure to, RAI’s operating subsidiaries’ products, are pending or may be instituted against RJR T
Reynolds American (RAI)
added Oct 23, 2012 14:18
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Challenges to Australia’s tobacco plain packaging legislation – round 1 to the Australian Government

This note examines the High Court’s decision and the implications for the investor state arbitration claim. Expropriation of intellectual property rights – the High Court’s decision
Herbert Smith Freehills
added Oct 19, 2012 02:40
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