Tobacco companies file lawsuit claiming new federal regulations violate First Amendment
September 1, 2009
[JURIST] Several US tobacco companies, including R.J. Reynolds and Lorillard [corporate websites], filed a federal lawsuit [complaint, PDF] Monday challenging a new tobacco regulation law on First Amendment grounds. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky [of....... [more] 
Obama signs tobacco regulation bill
June 23, 2009
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official website] on Monday signed into law the Family Smoking and Tobacco Prevention Act [HR 1256 text], which grants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [official website] certain authority to regulate tobacco products. In remarks [transcript] delivered befor....... [more]
Congress gives final approval to tobacco regulation bill
June 12, 2009
[JURIST] The US House of Representatives [official website] on Friday approved the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [HR 1256 materials], which attempts to safeguard the public by granting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [official website] certain authority to regulate tobacco....... [more]
DC Circuit affirm rulings against deceptive tobacco marketing
May 22, 2009
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia [official website] on Friday affirmed [opinion, PDF] a district court ruling [JURIST report] that tobacco manufacturers conducted a scheme to deceive American consumers as to the health effects of their products through a pattern of mail....... [more]
House passes bill to give FDA tobacco regulating authority
April 2, 2009
[JURIST] The US House of Representatives [official website] passed a bill [H.R. 1256 text, PDF] Thursday that would give the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [agency website] the authority to regulate the market for tobacco products. The bill, entitled the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco....... [more]
Supreme Court dismisses Philip Morris appeal of jury verdict
March 31, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday dismissed as improvidently granted the writ of certiorari in Philip Morris USA v. Williams [Cornell LII backgrounder; JURIST report]. The Court had originally granted certiorari to consider for a third time a $79.5 mill....... [more]
Supreme Court rules state law not preempted in light cigarettes case
December 15, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday in Altria Group v. Good that the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act does not bar state lawsuits based on allegedly deceptive cigarette advertising. The case was brought by three Maine smokers....... [more]
Supreme Court hears tobacco, federal claims cases
December 3, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Philip Morris USA v. Williams, the Court considered for a third time a$79.5 million punitive damages verdict against Philip Morris USA. The Court previously ruled that the....... [more]
Saudi Arabia renews $34 billion lawsuit against tobacco companies
November 12, 2008
'[JURIST] The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) announced Tuesday that it has renewed claims and is seeking greater damages against 13 local cigarette importers in an effort to"curb the spreading of some serious health problems caused by cigarette....... [more]
Supreme Court hears cigarette labeling, union fees, arbitration cases
October 6, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in three cases, including Altria Group v. Good, 07-562, in which the Court will consider whether the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act bars state lawsuits based on allegedly....... [more]
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