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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] 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.
May 14, 2013
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
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May 15, 2013 08:57
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[West Virginia] Morgantown lounge grandfathered into smoking ban
There's only one hookah bar in the state of West Virginia, and after a recent Wheeling-Ohio County Board of Health meeting, it appears it will stay that way. In March, Wheeling resident Trey Santorine asked Ohio County health board members to relax the c
May 12, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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May 12, 2013 17:07
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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
May 9, 2013
Charleston (WV) Gazette
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May 9, 2013 20:16
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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.
May 8, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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May 8, 2013 21:32
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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.
May 7, 2013
Charleston (WV) Gazette
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May 8, 2013 01:54
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[West Virginia] Jurors scarce for Charleston tobacco litigation
Closing arguments are scheduled to begin next week in Charleston in civil cases filed on behalf of hundreds of local people against the country's largest tobacco manufacturers.
May 7, 2013
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
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May 8, 2013 01:53
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[West Virginia] University-wide tobacco ban to be implemented July 1
Effective July 1, the use of tobacco will be prohibited on West Virginia University’s main campus. The WVU Board of Governors approved the move to a tobacco-free campus in June 2012. This decision came off the heels of a similar decision made by the H
May 6, 2013
Daily Athenaeum (West Virginia University)
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May 6, 2013 14:41
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[West Virginia] Buckhannon smoking ban effective today; smokers upset
parts of the recently passed smoking ban could be revised. Davidson said he supports the banning of smoking in public parks and recreation areas, but that the inclusion of festival locations and electronic cigarettes in the ordinance may have pushed the b
May 4, 2013
Elkins (WV) Inter-Mountain
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May 5, 2013 20:29