Second wind; tobacco battles shift back to trial courts after justices spare the industry from FDA regulation
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The Supreme Court ruling in FDA v. Brown & Williamson spared the tobacco industry from having the agency oversee the nicotine content of cigarettes, although many juries are holding that industry guilty of a conspiracy to hide the truth about cigarettes and thus liable for smokers' injuries. Congressional Democrats now promise to resume the issue of expanding the FDA's domain.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 2000
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Slicing punitives; justices back de novo review of awards in pocket tool case
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The Supreme Court's ruling that appellate judges must give huge punitive damage awards thorough and independent review in Cooper Industries v. Leatherman Tool Group is discussed.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 2001
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Bridging the damages gap; job-bias plaintiff wants to put more teeth into punitives criteria
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The courts are, eight years after the Civil Rights Act of 1991, split on a job discrimination victim's right to punitive damages. Kolstad v. American Dental Ass'n is on the US Supreme Court's Mar 1999 calendar and gives the high court the opportunity to rule on this issue. Kolstad claims she was turned down for a promotion by a supervisor who had made derogatory comments about women and that the position went to a less-qualified male colleague.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1999
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