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Tobacco Cos. Say Improper Remarks Led To $10M Verdict
Law360 (May 25, 2021, 6:06 PM EDT) R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Philip Morris USA Inc. urged a Florida appeals court Tuesday to reverse a $10 million judgment for the daughter of a smoker who died of lung cancer, arguing that her attorney made improper inflammatory remarks to the jury at the close of trial.
R.J. Reynolds attorney Val Leppert told a Fourth District Court of Appeal panel that Deborah Neff s attorney Scott Schlesinger made a number of remarks in his closing argument meant to inflame the jury, such as calling the tobacco companies immoral evildoers and their defense the last refuge of the scoundrel.
British American Tobacco Plc received a preliminary U.S. legal victory Friday in its patent-infringement lawsuit against rival Philip Morris International Inc.
An administrative law judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission issued an initial determination that PMIâs IQOS products infringe on patents owned by the BAT Group.
A patent-infringement lawsuit was filed in April 2020 by three Reynolds American Inc. business units focused on the technology involved in making heat-not-burn traditional cigarettes.
The groups are R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., RAI Strategic Holdings Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co.
The Reynolds affiliates are requesting a temporary and a permanent injunction against the importation, sale and distribution of PMIâs IQOS products, as well as âenhanced damages,â alleging âdefendantsâ infringement has been and continues to be deliberate, willful and unlicensed.â
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Mass. Court Doubts 1998 Deal Bars $11M Philip Morris Verdict
Law360 (May 3, 2021, 3:56 PM EDT) Massachusetts top court suggested during oral arguments Monday that a 1990s settlement between the state and tobacco companies does not bar the family of a deceased smoker from reaping $11 million in punitive damages from Philip Morris USA Inc.
The Supreme Judicial Court is reviewing multiple aspects of the 2019 jury verdict, which totaled $21 million in compensatory and punitive damages. The cigarette maker is seeking a new trial, citing various alleged mistakes by the lower court judge and evidentiary issues.
Philip Morris also argues that the family of the late Fred Laramie is not entitled to any punitive damages because.
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Vape Co. Sues Juul Over Alleged Smear Campaign
Law360 (April 15, 2021, 9:44 AM EDT) A now-defunct New Jersey-based vaping company has hit Juul Labs Inc. with a suit in California federal court alleging the e-cigarette giant bullied the company into insolvency by sending letters to its customers with false and misleading statements.
Clifton, New Jersey-based Eonsmoke LLC said in Tuesday s complaint that Juul representatives blackmailed and extorted Eonsmoke wholesalers and distributors into discontinuing sales of Eonsmoke s products. The suit also names as defendants Philip Morris USA Inc. and its parent company Altria Group Inc., which holds a minority stake in Juul.