Court Report

Class Action

A federal judge has approved a settlement in a class-action case which charged the nation's largest cigarette makers conspired to rig bids at tobacco auctions. The case covered a half-million tobacco growers, U.S. District Judge William Osteen approved the settlement that guarantees that Philip Morris and other cigarette companies will buy more than 400 million pounds of leaf over the next 10 years.

• Judge Approves Settlement In Tobacco Case
• Federal Judge Denies Class Certification on Ephedra
• Verizon Settles Class Action Suit for 20 Million Dollars
• U.S. District Court Rules in Favor of Monsanto

Posted by Editor at October 1, 2003 10:08 AM