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[New York] Tobacco Companies Broke Law by Selling Untaxed Cigarettes, Judge Rules
A federal judge ruled last week that two tobacco wholesalers illegally skirted paying millions of dollars in taxes by selling truckloads of untaxed cigarettes to retailers on an American Indian reservation on Long Island, which then resold them in the ci
Aug 23, 2012
New York Times
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Aug 23, 2012 14:07
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[Canada] New Brunswick invests in tobacco firms despite lawsuit
N.B. Investment Management Corp. bought 243,000 shares in tobacco companies last year
Aug 23, 2012
CBC News (ca)
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Aug 23, 2012 14:02
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[Canada] New Brunswick Tobacco Tax Revenue Outweighs Health Costs
Tobacco companies sued by New Brunswick over health-care costs argue that the province collected more on cigarette taxes than it paid to treat smoking-related illnesses.
Aug 23, 2012
National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)
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Aug 23, 2012 14:01
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New York City wins ruling over untaxed cigarettes
The lawsuit claimed that they violated the ContrTwo tobacco wholesalers are on the hook for failing to prepay taxes on cigarettes sold to retailers on Native American reservations, a federal judge in Brooklyn has ruled.
Aug 22, 2012
Thomson Reuters
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Aug 23, 2012 13:56
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[Illinois] Judge to hear argument to restore $10.1 billion tobacco penalty
A Madison County, Ill., judge could decide Tuesday whether to reinstate the controversial $10.1 billion verdict delivered nine years ago in a lawsuit against Philip Morris over allegedly deceptive advertising of “light” cigarettes. Class-action plaintiff
Aug 21, 2012
Morris (IL) Daily Herald
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Aug 23, 2012 13:42
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[Illinois] Ruth hears arguments over petition in cigarette labeling case; Declines to issue immediate ruling
After a nearly eight-hour hearing today, Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth declined to immediately rule on a petition seeking relief from the dismissal of a $10.1 billion verdict over "light" and "low tar" cigarette labeling.
Aug 22, 2012
Madison County (IL) Record
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Aug 22, 2012 15:48
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Korein Tillery Tells Judge: Reinstate $10 Billion Verdict against Tobacco Company Because It Misled Illinois Supreme Court
against Philip Morris for deceptive advertising of so-called "light" cigarettes because the company factually misled the Illinois Supreme Court when it overturned the verdict in 2005.
Aug 21, 2012
PR Web
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Aug 22, 2012 15:45
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RYO Tobacco Machine Industry Loses Appeal
This week, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned an injunction preventing the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)from treating retailers with RYO machines as tobacco manufacturers. By lifting the trial court’s injunction, the court pav
Aug 22, 2012
National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)
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Aug 22, 2012 15:30
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[Illinois, New Hampshire] NH SC decertifies 'light' cigarette class while Ill. court weighs similar case
Another state supreme court has rejected a class action lawsuit that claims tobacco companies misled customers by labeling some cigarettes as "light."
Aug 22, 2012
Legal NewsLine
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Aug 22, 2012 15:08
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[New Hampshire] N.H. justices toss tobacco class action
A class-action lawsuit against tobacco giant Philip Morris USA won't go to trial, the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled yesterday, because state courts can't assume everyone who bought a pack of Marlboro Lights was unaware that "light" cigarettes can be
Aug 22, 2012
Concord (NH) Monitor
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Aug 22, 2012 14:09