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[West Virginia] Tobacco liability trial goes to jury

Hundreds of W.Va. smokers suing companies, alleging harm from cigarettes
Charleston (WV) Gazette
added May 15, 2013 17:20
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[West Virginia] Mass Litigation | Tobacco Personal Injury Litigation

This page collects orders related to Tobacco Personal Injury Litigation pending before the Mass Litigation Panel. Two types of orders are listed. Administrative Orders are those entered by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals. Panel Orders a
West Virginia Judiciary / West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
added May 15, 2013 15:38
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[West Virginia] VIDEOS: In Re: Tobacco Litigation / Case Number00-C-5000 / Status Concluded - Verdict

In Re: Tobacco Litigation 5/15/13 AM (CLOSINGS) 08:30 AM EDT In Re: Tobacco Litigation 5/15/13 AM (JURY QUESTION 3) 08:30 AM EDT
Courtroom View Network (CVN)
added May 15, 2013 15:31
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ARCHIVE: West Virginia Mega-Tobacco Trial Begins

Courtroom View Network (CVN)
added May 15, 2013 15:23
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[West Virginia] Jury in Kanawha County mostly sides with tobacco companies

After deliberating for about four hours, jurors sided almost entirely with tobacco companies Wednesday in a case that involved hundreds of West Virginia smokers.
Charleston (WV) Gazette
added May 15, 2013 15:21
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West Virginia Jury Rejects Most Claims and Punitive Damages in Consolidated Trial

A unanimous West Virginia jury today rejected all but one of the plaintiffs’ claims in a consolidated trial involving approximately 600 individual lawsuits against the major tobacco companies. In reaching its decision, the jury also rejected the plaintif
Altria Group, Inc.
added May 15, 2013 15:17
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Tobacco Companies Win Most of West Virginia Cigarette Trial (1)

A jury in state court in Charleston today ruled in the cigarette makers’ favor on all but one question in the trial, which began April 22, ... Individual trials may be held in the cases based on defective-design claims involving filtered cigarettes
Bloomberg News
added May 15, 2013 15:06
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[California] Glendale considers clamping down further on smoking

The City Council on Tuesday moved to ban smoking in all new apartment and condominium units, give individuals the right to sue others who break smoking rules and increase the distance between smokers and non-smokers in outdoor dining areas.
Glendale (CA) News-Press
added May 15, 2013 13:59
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[Canada] Day 142: The witness calls a time out.

. The examination of popular historian Mr. Jacques Lacoursière collapsed before noon when this first industry witness said he was unable to continue for the rest of the day.
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
added May 15, 2013 08:58
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[West Virginia] Attorneys give closing arguments in lawsuit pitting smokers against big tobacco companies

Attorneys gave their final summaries and appeals to jurors Monday in a trial that seeks to determine the responsibility of the major tobacco companies in hundreds of cigarette-linked illnesses and deaths in West Virginia.
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
added May 15, 2013 08:57
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