| 1 |  | | 27 November - High Court Judgment in FII Group Litigation Order
In the High Court of Justice, The Honourable Mr Justice Henderson today handed down his judgment in the case of The Test Claimants in the FII Group Litigation ... |
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| 2 | | | Litigation commentary
Smoking and health litigation originated in the USA because of the unique characteristics of its judicial system. The tobacco industry has a strong record ... |
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| 3 | | | Litigation overview
Despite attempted imitation elsewhere, litigation is largely confined to the USA because of the unique characteristics of the US judicial system. The industry has a strong record of winning cases in the US and we - along with many analysts - see an encouraging trend in US litigation in favour of the tobacco industry. |
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| 4 | | | Individual lawsuits
Individual cases are likely to remain a cost of doing business in the US and not just for the tobacco industry. However, the underlying number of individual ... |
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| 5 | | | Outside the US
Several special factors that lead to litigation in the US are not replicated in any other country, suggesting that litigation is unlikely to spread significantly ... |
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| 6 | | | Class actions
Brown & Williamson is named as a defendant in a number of class actions, which attempt to assert claims on behalf of groups of people, as opposed to defined ... |
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| 7 | | | Third party reimbursement cases
Most third party provider suits and government recoupment actions against the tobacco industry have been rejected by the courts in the US, principally ... |
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| 8 | | | US Department of Justice
In 1999, the US Department of Justice brought an action against various tobacco industry members under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ... |
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| 9 | | | February 08 - British American Tobacco questions WHO litigation conference in Jordan.
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| 10 | | | 20th century to today
1900
The Anti Cigarette League publishes a pamphlet claiming links between cigarette smoking and brain disease.
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