The settlement was agreed between U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. and the family of Bobby Hill, who died aged 42 in 2005 as a result of cancer of the...
Archive - December 2010
State enterprise Thailand Tobacco Monopoly (TTM) has received cabinet approval to use its own funds to construct a THB 16.2 billion (EUR 400 million)...
The city of New York is suing a tobacco company in Washington state, saying it illegally sells and distributes untaxed cigarettes in New York.
A Massachusetts jury has ordered cigarette maker Lorillard to pay USD 71 million to the family of a woman who died from lung cancer.
A U.S. Court of Appeals said today the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can only regulate e-cigarettes as a tobacco product.
British American Tobacco (BAT) is to reduce the number of regions in its management structure from five to four with effect from 1 January 2011.
Japan Tobacco today announced to launch a new addition to its "Mild Seven" line across the country in the middle of January 2011.
The High Court has yesterday rejected a challenge by Imperial Tobacco Group against banning tobacco sales from vending machines from October 2011. Imperial...
According to a report by Forbes, U.S. district judge John A. Woodcock last week said it would be impossible for plaintiff lawyers to prove that millions of...
The Lithuanian parliament yesterday approved to raise excise duties for cigarettes, cigarillos, smoking tobacco and diesel fuel to the minimum set out by the...