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16 Mar 2007, 10:58 am
By launch a bid for Altadis, Britain’s Imperial Tobacco has stirred up speculation that it may be a potential deal target as well. [read post]
17 Dec 2016, 5:56 pm
"Imperial stubs out plans for Supreme Court battle on tobacco packaging rules": Jillian Ambrose of The Telegraph (UK) has this report. [read post]
3 Jun 2015, 6:28 am by Matt Belenky
[JURIST] A judge for the Quebec Superior Court has awarded over $15 billion [judgment, PDF] (USD $12 billion) in damages to Quebec smokers in a case against tobacco companies JTI-Macdonald, Imperial Tobacco, and Rothmans, Benson & Hedges, making this the largest award for damages and the biggest class action lawsuit in Canada's history. [read post]
28 Jun 2007, 3:17 pm
The suit was brought by the JTI-Macdonald, Rothmans, and Imperial Tobacco Canada [corporate websites], which challenged Canada's 1997 Tobacco Act [text], a statute which [read post]
18 Mar 2008, 3:01 am
Imperial Tobacco states that the government earns 18 times more in tobacco taxes than the entire industry combined, and that this is motivated by nothing more than greed. [read post]
12 Mar 2012, 10:14 am
   Read more about the team from Imperial Tobacco’s preparation for the case in the recent Canadian Lawyer InHouse story “Ready for battle. [read post]
29 Nov 2021, 7:27 am by Roya Ghafele (OxFirst)
Quite a few of these patents are held through their subsidiaries, such as Nicoventures (British American Tobacco) and Nerudia (Imperial Brands). [read post]
19 Nov 2013, 7:24 am by Maya Angenot
The colour orange is not so common in the tobacco industry that Imperial Tobacco may not trademark it. [read post]
6 Jul 2012, 9:00 am by Frank Sperduti
No Tax Deduction for Employee Stok Surrender Payments: Update on Imperial Tobacco Case – On May 24, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the taxpayer’s (“Imasco”) leave to appeal application in Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited v. the Queen. [read post]
15 Mar 2007, 5:40 am
The tobacco company Altadis said Thursday that it had received an unsolicited approach from the Imperial Tobacco Group of Britain that values the company, which makes Fortuna, Gitanes and Ducados cigarette brands, at 11.52 billion euros ($ 15.21 billion). [read post]
30 Apr 2012, 5:56 pm
This move has large tobacco companies such as Phillip Morris, Imperial Tobacco, Japan Tobacco International, and British American Tobacco fuming, claiming that the new laws which force them to sell their products in unbranded packaging is unconstitutional because it allows the Australian government in essence to acquire their intellectual property, trademarks and logos, without any compensation. [read post]
10 Jan 2012, 10:16 am
On Sept. 29, 2009, Ontario launched its $50-billion lawsuit against tobacco companies both domestic and foreign including including Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., Rothmans, RJ Reynolds Tobacco International Inc., and others for health-care costs.Ontario’s statement of claim alleges that the defendant tobacco companies knew about the addictiveness of cigarettes and the health damages they caused and deceived the public by misrepresenting the risks. [read post]
5 Jul 2010, 3:03 am by admin
Imperial Tobacco Limited was also fined £80,000 and ordered to pay costs of £31,000 after pleading guilty to the same charges. [read post]
24 Aug 2006, 5:44 am
UK based cigarette manufacturer Imperial Tobacco PLC recently purchased the Davidoff trademark from Germany's Tchibo Holding for €540m (£365m, $691m) in cash. [read post]
10 Aug 2011, 7:20 am
Second Strike In R v Imperial Tobacco Limited the defendants made a motion to add Canada as a third-party to British Columbia’s lawsuit. [read post]