Sort by: Date added | Date Published | Most Viewed

Headlines Tagged with Lawsuits 24,127 headlines found

3 Views

[New Zealand] High Court to hear hospital smoking challenge

The Auckland High Court will this morning begin hearing a case challenging the Waitemata District Health Board's ban on smoking in its acute mental health units. Two patients and one nurse have brought the challenge.
TV3 (nz)
added May 19, 2013 18:40
0 Views

[New Zealand] High Court to hear hospital smoking challenge

The Auckland High Court will this morning begin hearing a case challenging the Waitemata District Health Board's ban on smoking in its acute mental health units. Two patients and one nurse have brought the challenge.
TV3 (nz)
added May 19, 2013 18:40
2 Views

[New Zealand] High Court to hear case against DHB smoking ban

Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aoteoroa (RNZ) (nz)
added May 19, 2013 18:45
20 Views

[Italy] Italian Tobacco Industry Wrestling With Electronic Cigarettes

The Italian union of tobacco operators last week lodged an appeal with the regional court of Lazio, in an attempt to block the sale of electronic cigarettes. The case is the latest in a series of actions taken by the tobacco industry which believes the
The Epoch Times English Version
added May 19, 2013 16:08
6 Views

[New Zealand] Psychiatric patients fight ban on smoking

Cigarette bans can be torture for people in mental health wards, says lawyer
New Zealand Herald
added May 18, 2013 21:24
1 View

[New Zealand] High Court to hear arguments against DHB smoking ban

The High Court in Auckland will begin hearing a case on Monday against a ban on smoking in acute mental health units controlled by Waitamata District Health Board. The application for a judicial review is set down for two days, challenging the ban in thr
Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aoteoroa (RNZ) (nz)
added May 18, 2013 21:21
5 Views

[Canada] Day 144: Some unbelievable coincidences

In the course of answering these questions, Mr. Lacoursière revealed much about the influences that helped shape the report and those that were held off. In doing so, he left the impression that his own understanding of the social factors that influence
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
added May 19, 2013 01:08
26 Views

[West Virginia] Big victory for Big Tobacco in Kanawha County

"It's virtually a complete defense victory," said Jeff Furr, attorney for R.J. Reynolds. The jury of five women and three men did not find evidence that punitive damages should be awarded. They also decided cigarette companies weren't negligent designing
Charleston (WV) Gazette
added May 16, 2013 09:16
9 Views

[Canada] Day 143: The countdown clock starts

today was a Stanley Cup day -- everyone was sitting forward in their seat intensively watching events unfold. Yet arguably the biggest development of the day happened not in the courtroom, but in a ruling Judge Riordan issued mid-day.
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
added May 16, 2013 03:03
15 Views

[West Virginia] VIDEO: Big Tobacco and Smokers Battle in Controversial Case

Marjory Moses, Director of Community Wellness at Davis Memorial Hospital, said, "To say that a cigarette could have been safer, that less nicotine makes it safer, or that a filter could make it safer, is just saying it could be different. It can't ultimat
WDTV CBS Channel 5 (Bridgeport, WV)
added May 15, 2013 19:53
Sign up for daily headlines All Headlines Featured Headlines U.S. Headlines International Headlines