Tobacco companies file lawsuit claiming new federal regulations violate First Amendment
Several US tobacco companies, including R.J. Reynolds and Lorillard , filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging a new tobacco regulation law on First Amendment grounds. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Western...
US President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law the Family Smoking and Tobacco Prevention Act , which grants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) certain authority to regulate tobacco products. In remarks...
The US House of Representatives on Friday approved the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act , which attempts to safeguard the public by granting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) certain authority...
DC Circuit affirms anti-tobacco ruling that further impinges on smokers' rights
Audrey Silk : "The DC Circuit Court of Appeals affirmation of most of District Court Judge Gladys Kessler's ruling in the case of US v. Philip Morris USA Inc., et. al. [PDF...
J.B. Harris : "On May 22, 2009, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in large part one of the most damning verdicts ever rendered against the tobacco industry. US v. Philip...
The US Supreme Court issued three opinions on Tuesday. In Montejo v. Louisiana , the Court decided 5-4 to overturn its 1986 decision in Michigan v. Jackson , which found that...
USA, et al. v. Philip Morris USA Inc., et al., US Supreme Court, May 22, 2009 [affirming a district court ruling that tobacco manufacturers conducted a scheme to deceive American consumers as to the health effects of their products through...
DC Circuit affirm rulings against deceptive tobacco marketing
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Friday affirmed a district court ruling that tobacco manufacturers conducted a scheme to deceive American consumers as to the health effects of...
The US House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would give the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate the market for tobacco products. The bill, entitled...
Supreme Court dismisses Philip Morris appeal of jury verdict
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed as improvidently granted the writ of certiorari in Philip Morris USA v. Williams . The Court had originally granted certiorari to consider for...
