Sentences with phrase «brought against tobacco»
Both lawsuits draw inspiration from litigation brought against tobacco companies in the 1990s.
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Historian Robert Proctor plans to testify as an expert witness against tobacco companies in a number of cases brought by smokers in Florida.
Ayers argued at the summit that, «the RICO Act, which had been used effectively against the tobacco industry, could similarly be used to bring a lawsuit against carbon producers.»
The conference featured Richard Ayers, co-founder and current trustee of the National Resources Defense Council, who argued, «The RICO Act, which had been used effectively against the tobacco industry, could similarly be used to bring a lawsuit against carbon producers.»
«Under President Clinton, the Department of Justice brought and won a civil RICO action against the tobacco industry for its fraud.
«I conclude that all the claims of Imperial [Tobacco] and the other tobacco companies brought against the government of Canada are bound to fail,» Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin wrote in the long, complex, and unanimous 9 - 0 judgment.
It is now 10 years since the widow of Mr McTear brought Imperial Tobacco to court to defend itself against allegations of personal injury caused by the company's tobacco products.
Notable mandates: The firm is currently co-representing the plaintiffs in a long - standing class action in Quebec brought against the three major Canadian tobacco manufacturers.
Background In 2001, the Province brought an aggregate action to recover health care expenditures for tobacco related diseases against 13 tobacco companies including Philip Morris International («PMI»).