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"Defendants in this action, cigarette manufacturers and trade organizations, appeal from the district court's judgment finding them liable for conducting the affairs of their joint enterprise through a pattern of mail and wire fraud"

"Defendants in this action, cigarette manufacturers and trade organizations, appeal from the district court's judgment finding them liable for conducting the affairs of their joint enterprise through a pattern of mail and wire fraud in a scheme to deceive American consumers." So begins a lengthy per curiam opinion that a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today.

The introduction to today's opinion summarizes the court's holdings as follows: "After considering all of the parties' arguments, we affirm in large part the finding of liability, remanding only for dismissal of the trade organizations. We also largely affirm the remedial order, including the denial of additional remedies, but vacate the order with regard to four discrete issues, remanding for further proceedings as directed in this opinion."

Update: The Associated Press reports that "Cigarette makers lose appeal in landmark case."

The Washington Post has a news update headlined "Appeals Court Upholds Landmark Case Against Tobacco Industry."

Reuters reports that "U.S. appeals court agrees tobacco companies lied."

Bloomberg News reports that "Altria, Cigarette Makers Lose 'Lights' Ruling Appeal."

And at "SCOTUSblog," Lyle Denniston has a post titled "Sweeping tobacco ruling headed for Court?"

Full post as published by How Appealing on May 22, 2009 (boomark / email).