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[West Virginia] Angry Drivers Lit Up About Proposed Cigarette Taxes
The West Virginia Blue Ribbon Highway commission will propose to raise taxes in order to fix the highways. The highway commission's plan is to increase the states sales tax, vehicle registration and title fees and raise the tax on cigarettes.
May 24, 2013
WVNS-TV CBS 59 (Ghent, WV)
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May 26, 2013 02:01
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[West Virginia] A look back at WV tobacco litigation
More than a decade in the making and it's not over yet for West Virginia's tobacco litigation cases. A Kanawha County jury recently returned a verdict finding in favor of the defendant tobacco companies in all but one of six claims.
May 23, 2013
Charleston (WV) State Journal
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May 23, 2013 13:28
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[West Virginia] Smoking ban here to stay
The smoking ban debate is officially over -- at least for now -- according to Buckhannon mayor Kenny Davidson. After hearing citizens speak both for and against the ban during city council's meeting Tuesday night, Davidson said he is still strongly is in
May 20, 2013
Buckhannon (WV) Record Delta
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May 21, 2013 13:33
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[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
May 15, 2013
Charleston (WV) Gazette
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May 16, 2013 09:16
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[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
May 15, 2013
WDTV CBS Channel 5 (Bridgeport, WV)
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May 15, 2013 19:53
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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
May 15, 2013
Courtroom View Network (CVN)
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May 15, 2013 15:31
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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.
May 15, 2013
Charleston (WV) Gazette
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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
May 15, 2013
Altria Group, Inc.
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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
May 15, 2013
Bloomberg News
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May 15, 2013 15:06
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[West Virginia] Tobacco liability trial goes to jury
Hundreds of W.Va. smokers suing companies, alleging harm from cigarettes
May 14, 2013
Charleston (WV) Gazette
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May 15, 2013 17:20