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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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[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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[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
AP - Associated Press
added 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
Charleston (WV) Gazette
added 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.
AP - Associated Press
added 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.
Charleston (WV) Gazette
added 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.
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
added 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
Daily Athenaeum (West Virginia University)
added 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
Elkins (WV) Inter-Mountain
added May 5, 2013 20:29
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