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Tobacco Ruling Hurts Companies
The Tobacco Companies are back in the Appellate Court after a Federal Judge ruled that they violated anti-racketeering laws by promoting lite cigarettes as safe...

House panel approves tobacco regulation bill
[JURIST] The US House Energy and Commerce Committee [official website] Wednesday voted 38-12 to approve the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [HR 1108 text and amendment, PDF; JURIST report], a bill that would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory power over tobacco products...

Veto Seems More Likely in Battle Over Tobacco Bill
The New York Times reports on the tobacco legislation pending in Congress that will give the FDA regulatory authority over tobacco...

Brazil Vacates Tobacco Award
A press release by Souza Cruz, a subsidiary of British American Tobacco, indicates that a Sao Paulo Court of Appeals vacated an award against Souza Cruz and Philip Morris Brasil, a subsidiary of Philip Morris International...

The Continuing Triumph of Trickledown
No comment needed here: U.S. banks getting more than $163 billion from the Treasury Department for new lending are on pace to pay more than half of that sum to their shareholders, with government permission, over the next three years...

CTJ: Bailout Bill Should Eliminate Tax Loopholes for Capital Gains and Dividends
Citizens for Tax Justice has released Time to Stop Subsidizing Wall Street: Eliminate the Tax Loopholes for Capital Gains and Dividends: [I]f Congress is going to enact some rescue plan (which is still uncertain at this point) it would be...

Can I return an entire lot of merchandise is some of the items were not as advertised?
Since they were specified as leather, you do have a case - however, your best fi...

I had an account with GEMB/Select Comfort to buy a new bed back in 2005. After paying it off (in 2006), I requested they close the account. In January of 2008, I declared bankruptcy (chapter 7). The creditor was NOT list
if you did pay it off before the bankruptcy and it wasn't listed as a accou...

What rights does a father have when a woman waits 13 years to tell a man he is a father & he missed out on the growing up of that child?
Actually, he has as much right as she to request a paternity test, plus he can f...

I work for a company that is owned and operated by Spanish people. There is only 3 people in the whole company including me who are Caucasian. The female who is supposed to be training me is "latino" and treats me very r
Is it an actual issue or are you making it an issue? It is understandable you fe...

How to get a used car dealer to honor warranty for repairs required two weeks after purchase?
What was the defect? Rust? A hole? Bad converter? Broken hangers? If it was rust...

Smokeless Tobacco Increases Risk of Stroke and Heart Attack
Smokeless Tobacco Increases Risk of Stroke and Heart Attack

Phone Bill Reduction
Qwest agrees to $16 million settlement in overcharging lawsuit.

Philip Morris
Jury Decides Against Big Tobacco

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Facing Potential Class Action

British Airways Lost-Luggage
Class-Action Gets Green Light

Fuel Surcharges
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic agree to $200 million price fixing class action settlement.