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Star Scientific Files Motion for Judgment, New Trial
Star Scientific Inc. announced that its trial counsel has filed a motion for judgment as a matter of law and in the alternative, for a new trial, with the U.S. District Court in Maryland.
Fitch Affirms Reynolds American's IDR at 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings of Reynolds American Inc. and R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of RAI, as follows.
Public relations, press release distribution, investor relations, SEC filing
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RJ Reynolds wins patent fight with Star Scientific
Published: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 6:51 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 6:51 p.m. A federal jury ruled on Tuesday that RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.
R.J. Reynolds Recycling Old Storage Unit Materials
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco in Winston-Salem is tearing down and building up at the same time.
Carroll: New tobacco regulations, same smoke and mirrors
Ever since the Surgeon General declared in 1964 that smoking carries severe health risks, there have been calls for the Food & Drug Administration to regulate cigarettes.
Senate bill takes aim at dissolvable tobacco; critics call smoke-free product 'tobacco candy'
They're the newest smoke-free tobacco products - dissolvable pellets or strips that don't require users to chew or even spit.
Philip Brooks' Patent Infringement Up...
Largest U.S. Patent Infringement Case Ever is Controversial Too
A reader alerted me that the jury in the Star Scientific v. R.J. Reynolds case should get the case this week.
Defending Big Tobacco Is A Lonely Fight These Days
Like smoking, defending tobacco just isn't cool anymore. Just ask GOP Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, home to tobacco giants RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.
RJR plans to appeal Florida jury's ruling on damages from smoker's lawsuit
Only time will tell if a new bar has been set regarding damages from smokers' lawsuits in Florida.
R.J. Reynolds Launches Retailer Website
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. has launched www.EngageRJRT.com , a new password-protected website that provides the company's retail partners with "anytime" access to tobacco category information, as well as consumer and industry data that retailers can use to engage their adult tobacco consumers.
The subject of putting tobacco under the control of the federal Food & Drug Administration has divided the industry.
Tobacco-maker ordered to pay $30 million to smoker's widow
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., the second-biggest U.S. cigarette maker, was instructed by a Florida jury to pay $30 million to a woman whose husband died of lung cancer after years of smoking, according to a lawyer A six-person jury today in state court in Pensacola, Fla., told R.J. Reynolds to pay Hilda Martin $25 million in punitive damages to ...
Company under fire over tobacco lollipops
Actually this YouTuber's joking--he's demonstrating Snus. Tea-bags, filled with mint-flavored tobacco.
The Business Journal of the Greater T...
RJR considers options in racketeering case
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. says is considering whether to appeal a federal court ruling last week that upheld a racketeering verdict against U.S. tobacco companies.
U.S. senators attack Reynolds' alternative
Two U.S. senators are aiming to snuff out dissolvable smokeless-tobacco products before they can get a toehold in the U.S. market.
Parents Say New Tobacco Products Look Like Candy
New smokeless tobacco products, being tested here in the valley, may look too much like candy.
The South Mississippi Sun Herald
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Will Seek Further Review of Government Lawsuit
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company is disappointed that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed many of the findings of the district court in the lawsuit United States v. Philip Morris et al, particularly the finding that cigarette manufacturers violated federal racketeering laws.
Tobacco candy catches eye of Senate
WASHINGTON - Legislation the Senate is considering to regulate tobacco products under the Food and Drug Administration includes a measure that would mandate the study of a new product: tobacco candy.
RJR ad from 2007 violated settlement, judge says
A Pennsylvania judge ruled yesterday that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. violated the Master Settlement Agreement with its involvement in a 2007 magazine pullout that contained cartoon images.