Personal Injury Law

Another State Fuming
According to Tobacco.org, New Mexico is the latest state to arbitrate a dispute with Big Tobacco regarding their tobacco settlement payments. All 50 states settled with the tobacco companies in 1998, as such disputes must be resolved efficiently through arbitration, rather than court litigation...

WSJ on Tobacco Regulation by FDA
Editorial in the Wall Street Journal -- Cynicism and Big Tobacco. Here's an excerpt: Congress wants to give regulators more authority over the tobacco industry ? so what else is new? The surprise is that currently there are no plans...

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. Stephanie Saul writes, In its sharpest criticism yet of the tobacco legislation pending in Congress, the Bush administration has...

Legacy Tobacco Documents Library
The tobacco industry has had a long and checkered history in American business, law, and society. The Legacy Tobacco Documents Library (LTDL), a digital collection of the Tobacco Control Archives at the University of California at San Francisco, contains more than 8 million searchable documents "created by major tobacco companies related to their advertising, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and scientific research activities...

Second Circuit Rejects Class Certification in "Light" Tobacco Litigation
Last Thursday, the Second Circuit issued McLaughlin v. American Tobacco Company, No. 06-4666 (2d Cir. Apr. 3, 2008), reversing Judge Jack Weinstein's certification of a class including virtually all Americans who had purchased cigarettes labeled as "light" or "lights...

Tampa: Police focusing on overexposed subjects
The Tampa Tribune reports: Police are showing up more around adult businesses in Drew Park after complaints from residents and other business owners. Tampa police on Tuesday arrested three men - one 55, one 61 and one 68 - inside The Playhouse adult theater at 4421 N...

Mesothelioma Law Suit
Asbestos Exposure

Heating System Thermostats
Recalled due to Shock Hazard

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

$189 Million Settlement Reached in Slab Litigation
$189 Million Settlement Reached in Slab Litigation

Breakthrough Settlement Reached In Chinese Drywall Litigation
Chinese Drywall Litigation Breakthrough Settlement Reached

Philip Morris
Jury Decides Against Big Tobacco

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Facing Potential Class Action