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[Latin America, Switzerland] Phillip Morris loses tough-on-tobacco lawsuit in Uruguay
In a lengthy decision published on Friday, the ICSID said it had ruled to dismiss Philip Morris' demand that the regulations be withdrawn, or not applied to the company, or that it be paid $22 million in damages instead.
Jul 8, 2016
Reuters
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Jul 9, 2016 16:00
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[Switzerland] International anti tobacco philanthropies hail Uruguay´s legal victory against Philip Morris
More than six years after Philip Morris launched its legal attack, an arbitration tribunal of the World Bank today ruled in Uruguay's favor and strongly rejected Philip Morris' challenge to two laws adopted by Uruguay to reduce the death and disease caus
Jul 9, 2016
MERCOPRESS (uy)
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Jul 9, 2016 15:58
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[Latin America, Switzerland, Uruguay] Victory for Public Health: International Ruling Against Philip Morris
Cabrera, executive director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law...“We hope the ruling will encourage countries to consider implementing more effective tobacco control policies without the fear of international investment litigatio
Jul 8, 2016
Newswise
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Jul 9, 2016 15:56
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[Latin America, Switzerland] Uruguay Wins Dispute With Tobacco Giant Philip Morris
"The health measures that we have imposed to control tobacco and protect the health of our people have been recognized as legitimate and adopted as a sovereign function of our republic," said Vazquez, an oncologist who had spearheaded the anti-smoking ca
Jul 7, 2016
AP - Associated Press
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Jul 9, 2016 15:53
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[Switzerland] Uruguay Wins Lawsuit Against Philip Morris Over Anti-Tobacco Regulation
"The Uruguayan government has won. The claims of the tobacco companies have been roundly rejected," President Tabare Vazquez said in a televised address on state media on Friday. "Without violating any treaty, our country has fulfilled its inalienable
Jul 9, 2016
RTTNews.com
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Jul 9, 2016 15:52
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[Latin America, Switzerland] Uruguay defeats Philip Morris test case lawsuit
In its lawsuit at the World Bank’s International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes...Philip Morris argued that Uruguay had violated terms of a bilateral investment treaty with Switzerland, where it has its headquarters in Lausanne.
Jul 9, 2016
Financial Times (uk)
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Jul 9, 2016 15:47
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[Latin America] Historic Win for Global Health: Uruguay Defeats Philip Morris Challenge to Its Strong Tobacco Control Laws
Statement by Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies and three-term Mayor of New York City This is a major victory for the people of Uruguay – and it shows countries everywhere that they can stand up to tobacco companies and win. Govern
Jul 8, 2016
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
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Jul 9, 2016 15:44
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[Switzerland] PAHO/WHO congratulates Uruguay for successfully defending tobacco control policies, “a model for the region”
“This decision serves not only as recognition of Uruguay's continuing efforts to protect its population against tobacco consumption and exposure to secondhand smoke but also as a precedent and a call to all countries in the Americas and indeed worldwide
Jul 9, 2016
MERCOPRESS (uy)
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Jul 9, 2016 15:42
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[Latin America, Switzerland] Foley Hoag Helps Uruguay Secure Landmark Victory Over Philip Morris
An international arbitral tribunal today rejected a challenge by Philip Morris International, Inc. (“PMI”) to Uruguay’s strict tobacco-control measures, aimed at reducing cigarette consumption and its devastating impact on public health. “This precedent-
Jul 8, 2016
Business Wire
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Jul 8, 2016 21:19
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[Switzerland] Philip Morris International Comments on Tribunal’s Decision in Arbitration Between PMI and Uruguay
“For the last seven years, we have already been complying with the regulations at issue in the case, so today’s outcome doesn’t change the status quo. We’ve never questioned Uruguay’s authority to protect public health, and this case wasn’t about broad i
Jul 8, 2016
Philip Morris International (ch)
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Jul 8, 2016 21:17