Hold the Tobacco Industry Responsible for Harming our Global Environment Arendtm April 21, 2017 Blog, Featured News & Events 1 By Clif Curtis For decades now, with cigarette sales having increased to more than six trillion in 2016, tobacco producers have refused to accept any significant responsibility for the serious, global enviro...
Justices turn down Philip Morris appeal of $25M judgment Arendtm May 16, 2016 Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has rejected Philip Morris USA’s appeal of a $25 million punitive damages award to the family of a dead smoker in Oregon. The justices on Monday are leaving in place a state ap...
Dutch lawyer starts criminal case against tobacco firms Arendtm May 2, 2016 Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News A Dutch lawyer and lung cancer patient are planning to take tobacco companies to court for for producing cigarettes designed to turn people into addicts as quickly as possible. Lawyer Benedicte Ficq and canc...
Manhattan Co-op Resident Wins $120K In Lawsuit Over Secondhand Smoke Infiltration Arendtm March 9, 2016 Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News A Manhattan Supreme Court judge has awarded a co-op apartment owner more than $120,000 in maintenance and fees after she sued over damage to her place from people smoking in neighboring apartments, which she sa...
Tobacco Companies Ordered to Pay $15B in Damages Arendtm June 2, 2015 Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News Three tobacco companies have been ordered to pay $15 billion in damages after losing a historic court case. Judge Brian Riordan on Monday ruled in favour of two groups representing Quebec smokers, ordering I...
