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1 Sep 2006, 5:53 am
Reynolds Tobacco Co., Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., both individually and as the successors to the American Tobacco Co., Lorillard Tobacco Co. and Liggett Group Inc. [read post]
24 Aug 2015, 5:01 pm by Law Lady
REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY a foreign corporation, LIGGETT GROUP, LLC, a foreign corporation, f/k/a LIGGETT GROUP, INC., f/k/a LIGGETT & MYERS TOBACCO COMPANY and VECTOR GROUP LTD, INC., f/k/a BROOKE GROUP, LTD, a foreign corporation, Appellees/Cross-Appellants. 4th DistrictThe Law Lady. [read post]
21 Aug 2009, 11:22 am
Liggett Group, which reversed a $145 billion class action punitive damages award and ruled that the plaintiffs had to bring their own individual cases to prove that cigarettes caused their illnesses.According to the Reuters story, the plaintiffs have prevailed in seven of the nine cases to go to trial thus far, winning damages ranging from $600,000 to $30 million. [read post]
25 Mar 2009, 10:24 am
The verdict follows an $8 million verdict against Philip Morris in February and a $700,000 verdict against Vector Group Ltd.'s Liggett Group unit earlier this month. [read post]
31 Aug 2007, 1:00 pm
Liggett Group, Inc., 505 U.S. 504 (1992) (and distinguishing Lorillard Tobacco Company v. [read post]
27 May 2009, 10:11 am
Reynolds Tobacco; Brown & Williamson Tobacco; British American Tobacco; Lorillard Tobacco; Liggett Group; Counsel for Tobacco Research-U.S.A.; and the now-defunct Tobacco Institute. [read post]
17 Aug 2011, 11:15 am by Sheldon Toplitt
., Liggett Group LLC and Commonwealth Brands, Inc., claim their First Amendment rights would be violated by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 [H.R. 1256], which would require them to display graphic images of the health dangers of smoking in advertising and on their packaging.First Amendment attorney Floyd Abrams, who represents the plaintiffs, told LegalTimes the FDA regs constitute anti-smoking advocacy by the government, rather than merely requiring… [read post]
8 Jun 2009, 10:05 pm
The Bloomberg article also reported a recent "$8 million decision against Altria Group Inc.'s Philip Morris USA unit in February and a $700,000 verdict against Vector Group Ltd.'s Liggett Group unit last month. [read post]
31 May 2009, 6:02 pm
The verdict follows an $8 million decision against Altria Group Inc.'s Philip Morris USA unit in February and a $700,000 verdict against Vector Group Ltd.'s Liggett Group unit last month. [read post]
18 Nov 2011, 3:09 pm by Law Lady
REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY; PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC.; LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY; LORILLARD, INC.; LIGGETT GROUP, LLC (f/k/a Liggett Group, Inc., Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company); and VECTOR GROUP, LTD., INC. [read post]
2 Dec 2012, 9:57 pm by Brian Wolfman
Liggett Group, Inc., 505 U.S. 504 (1992)—that federal law does not preempt state law design-defect claims targeting generic pharmaceutical products because the conceded conflict between such claims and the federal laws governing generic pharmaceutical design allegedly can be avoided if the makers of generic pharmaceuticals simply stop making their products. [read post]
1 Mar 2012, 5:48 am by Sheldon Toplitt
., Liggett Group, LLC and Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co. sued the FDA, which in June 2011, promulgated regulations, set to take effect in September 2012, based on H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009, that mandated cigarette packaging and related advertising include grisly images, such as a cadaver on an autopsy table and blackened lungs. [read post]
25 Nov 2007, 10:40 am
Liggett Group, Inc., 785 F.2d 1108 (3d Cir. 1986) (before cert. was granted), lo those many years ago.3. [read post]
17 Aug 2011, 5:59 am by Andrew Ramonas
., Commonwealth Brands Inc. and Liggett Group are suing the U.S. [read post]
20 May 2017, 11:26 am by Lawrence B. Ebert
Liggett Group, Inc., 975 F.2d 81, 91 (3d Cir. 1992); Milwaukee Carpenter's Dist. [read post]