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[Canada] The trial continues ...

he dismissed each and every one of their requests. No, he would not dismiss the case. No, he would not agree that damages could not be assessed on a province-wide basis. No, he would not ignore the saga of the destruction of scientific documents by Imper
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
added May 10, 2013 11:27
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Supreme Court denies cert in cigarette labeling case

The Supreme Court’s cert denial may leave the 6th Circuit decision intact, but because the FDA has indicated that it plans to engage in new rulemaking, the tobacco companies have effectively avoided compliance with the stringent new rules.
Lexology (uk)
added May 10, 2013 09:58
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Supreme Court denies cert in cigarette labeling case

The Supreme Court’s cert denial may leave the 6th Circuit decision intact, but because the FDA has indicated that it plans to engage in new rulemaking, the tobacco companies have effectively avoided compliance with the stringent new rules.
Lexology (uk)
added May 10, 2013 09:58
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[West Virginia] Closing arguments in tobacco trial moved to Tuesday

- Closing arguments in a huge tobacco lawsuit being held in Charleston have been moved to Tuesday, according to a court official. Jurors will decide if five major tobacco companies are liable to 700 West Virginia smokers who are trying to establish they
Charleston (WV) Gazette
added May 9, 2013 20:16
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[Canada] "Interlocutory indigestion"

Imperial Tobacco asked for the plaintiffs to be limited in how they could use the 3100 exhibits that have been put on the trial record over the past 14 months. The answer to these questions today was a resounding and explicit "NO".
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
added May 9, 2013 12:46
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[Europe, Malta] Witness denies she came up with figure of €60m

Defence lawyers of Sliema restaurateur Silvio Zammit yesterday pressed the police’s witness Gayle Kimberley on whether she was the one who came up with the €60 million figure at the heart of the Dalligate scandal. Dr Kimberley denied it categorically, b
Times of Malta (mt)
added May 9, 2013 06:51
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[Europe, Malta] Kimberly denies she was the one who asked for €60m bribe

Lawyer Gayle Kimberly, the local representative of Swedish Match this afternoon denied in court that she was the person who had asked for €50m to €60m to secure the lifting of the EU ban on snus smokeless tobacco.
Times of Malta (mt)
added May 9, 2013 06:48
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[West Virginia] Trial set in Charleston against tobacco makers

Closing arguments are scheduled to begin next week before Ohio County Senior Judge Arthur Recht in the cases filed on behalf of about 700 plaintiffs who claim they were harmed by tobacco use.
AP - Associated Press
added May 8, 2013 21:32
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SC denies request for leave to appeal decision preventing sale of no-name cigarettes

The Supreme Court of Canada has denied Philip Morris’s request for leave to appeal the precedent-setting decision of the Federal Court of Appeal in Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited v Philip Morris Products SA.
Lexology (uk)
added May 8, 2013 06:42
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[West Virginia] Tobacco companies face judgment

Jurors selected from what could be the largest panel ever assembled in the state's history are expected to begin deciding next week whether tobacco companies are liable to West Virginia smokers.
Charleston (WV) Gazette
added May 8, 2013 01:54
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