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[Vermont] State awarded $8.3 million in tobacco lawsuit
sets a precedent prohibiting unsubstantiated health claims. ... an important precedent applicable to many arenas of consumer protection ... the judge’s method for calculating violations perpetrated by a continually published website turns over a new leaf
Jun 6, 2013
VTDigger.org
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Jun 6, 2013 09:10
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The lawsuit was brought by the Vermont Attorney General’s Office in 2005 and focused on Reynolds’ Eclipse cigarette brand. The amount of the fine was announced Tuesday by Judge Dennis Pearson, who ruled in March 2010 that the advertising claims for Ecli
Jun 6, 2013
Winston-Salem (NC) Journal
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Jun 6, 2013 09:06
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[Vermont] RJ Reynolds Hit With $8.3M Judgment Over Eclipse Ads ($$)
Superior Judge Dennis R. Pearson entered a final judgment Monday that ordered Reynolds to cough up the civil penalty partly as a sanction for contempt of a 1998 consent decree from the same court and violation of the master settlement agreement reference
Jun 5, 2013
Law360
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Jun 6, 2013 10:28
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R.J. Reynolds Told to Pay Vermont $8.3 Million Over Brand
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. was ordered to pay Vermont $8.3 million by a state-court judge who ruled that the company violated consumer-protection laws by stating that its Eclipse cigarette brand reduced health risks.
Jun 4, 2013
Bloomberg News
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Jun 5, 2013 11:15
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RJ Reynolds ordered to pay Vermont $8 million in penalties and to stop deceptive advertising
In a lawsuit brought by the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, a Vermont Superior Court judge has ordered RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company to pay the State of Vermont $8.3 million in penalties for violating Vermont’s consumer protection laws. Judge Dennis Pea
Jun 4, 2013
Vermont Business Magazine
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Jun 5, 2013 10:43
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[District of Columbia] Marge Baker: Five Things Republicans Don't Want You to Know About the D.C. Circuit
The Associated Press is reporting that tomorrow President Obama will nominate three experienced and highly regarded people -Cornelia Pillard, Patricia Ann Millet and Robert Leon Wilkins-- to the influential Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Jun 3, 2013
Huffington Post (blog)
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Jun 3, 2013 19:20
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THE 2013 APPELLATE HOT LIST
We've identified 20 firms doing killer appellate work before the Supreme Court, federal circuit courts of appeal and state courts of last resort ... ARNOLD & PORTER . COVINGTON & BURLING / JONES DAY / KIRKLAND & ELLIS
Jun 3, 2013
Law.com
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Jun 3, 2013 13:01
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[New York] NY High Court Takes Tobacco Medical Monitoring Appeal ($$)
New York's top court said Thursday it will consider whether smokers can bring a stand-alone medical monitoring claim against a tobacco company if they are not injured — and if so what elements and statute of limitations control such claims — after a feder
May 31, 2013
Law360
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Jun 1, 2013 13:00
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Australian government extinguishes states' bid to sue Big Tobacco
The refusal of Canberra to be involved would scupper a class action against cashed-up tobacco companies. Latest estimates indicate that the annual cost of smoking to the Queensland community alone is $6.14 billion in health costs, lost productivity and
May 31, 2013
The Australian (au)
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May 31, 2013 00:25
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[Guam] DFS files appeal, lawsuit
Two international duty-free retailers filed separate protests yesterday against the Guam airport agency's recent signing of a contract for prime retail space at the airport terminal despite ethical and legal concerns.
May 31, 2013
Pacific Daily News (gu)
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May 30, 2013 19:13