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
Report reveals major corporations are funding lawmakers behind anti-democracy bills
“It is now more urgent than ever to build a just transition away from fossil fuels and fight off attacks against protest and our freedom to vote, so that we can have a planet our communities can thrive on.”
Numerous corporations have funded the political action committees of state lawmakers backing the recent spate of anti-voter and anti-protest bills, even as many of the companies have spoken out in defense of voting rights and democracy, a report published Monday by Greenpeace USA revealed.
The report (pdf) entitled
Dollars vs. Democracy: Companies and the Attack on Voting Rights and Peaceful Protest says that 44 state lawmakers sponsored at least one anti-protest bill and one anti-voter bill in the past year. It also reveals that 53 of the 100 top corporate donors to lawmakers sponsoring anti-voter bills also rank among the top 100 contributors to anti-protest measures.
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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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