Massachusetts Resolves Disputes Worth $600M with Tobacco Manufacturers August 14, 2024 The Massachusetts attorney general has reached a $600 million settlement with major tobacco manufacturers, resolving some of the state’s complaints...
Tobacco Firms Sued for $133 Million in Missed Settlement Payouts July 29, 2022 By Erik Larson Philip Morris USA, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and more than a dozen other tobacco companies were sued by Iowa’s attorney...
New Mexico Gets $50M Tobacco Settlement Payment March 31, 2017 New Mexico this year will receive the largest tobacco settlement payment it has ever received from the industry. The state...
Mississippi Settles Some Tobacco Claims for $15M July 9, 2015 By Jeff Amy Mississippi’s attorney general says the nation’s largest tobacco company will pay the state $15 million to settle claims that it...
Kentucky Lawmakers Tackle Details of $100M Tobacco Settlement March 13, 2015 By Adam Beam State lawmakers are trying to figure out how to enforce the terms of a settlement reached with the nation’s largest...
North Carolina Getting $211M from Cigarette Lawsuit Settlement April 29, 2013 North Carolina’s annual share of payments from top cigarette companies paying for smoking-related health care costs is $211 million. North...
Court Upholds 1998 Tobacco Deal, Denies North Carolina Firm’s Claims February 24, 2012 By Brett Barrouquere The landmark 1998 national settlement between 46 states and 19 tobacco companies is valid and doesn’t amount to a conspiracy...
Mississippi Says It’s Owed Tobacco Settlement Money July 25, 2011 A Jackson County judge is scheduled to hear a claim that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. has underpaid the state of...