Sentences with phrase «major tobacco companies»

The case revolved around a suit that the province of British Columbia has launched against major tobacco companies.

The Los Angeles Times concluded it was akin to the Liggett Group's acknowledgment earlier that year that smoking caused cancer and heart disease, the first major tobacco company to do so (Gerstenzang 1997).

Also interesting are Robertson's comments about major tobacco companies getting ready to jump into the market (presumably through acquisitions) if and when recreational pot becomes legal.

Judge rules major tobacco companies must fund public advertising campaign on dangers of smoking, Reuters

Represented the United States in UNCITRAL Rules proceedings under NAFTA defending against a Canadian tobacco company's claim that the master tobacco settlement between forty - six United States states and major tobacco companies violated the expropriation and national treatment provisions of NAFTA.

The tobacco industry has supported ATRA, directly through Philip Morris, and indirectly through Covington & Burling, the law firm for the now - defunct Tobacco Institute and other major tobacco companies....

An agreement ending a decadelong dispute between New York and major tobacco companies will deliver $ 550 million to the state, New York City and other counties, Schneiderman is expected to announce today.

An agreement ending a decadelong dispute between New York and major tobacco companies will deliver $ 550 million to the state, New York City and other counties, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is expected to announce on Tuesday.

However, in the meantime, the rule change by the UK's Advertising Standards Authority allowed an opportunity for e-cigarette manufacturers — which now include all the major tobacco companies — to show that they could be socially responsible.

Scientist Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe) loses his job at a major tobacco company.

It's 1995, and the heads of the seven major tobacco companies — «the Seven Dwarves,» as Wigand dubs them — have recently made their infamous appearance on Capitol Hill to swear that nicotine is not an addictive drug.

She has also contributed to tobacco control through her work as an expert witness in the State of Minnesota's lawsuit against the major tobacco companies.

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear four appeals this week, including an aboriginal law case concerning the duty of consult, two criminal cases and the B.C. Crown's appeal of a decision ordering it to turn over data to a major tobacco company in response to the province's bid to recover health - care costs.

Which may explain why four major tobacco companies are still — still!

National counsel for a major tobacco company in all aspects of a complex product liability litigation including trials and appeals in multiple state and federal courts throughout the country

He is responsible for the defence in Spain of a major tobacco company in numerous product liability claims filed by individuals, groups and public institutions.