R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Wins Appeal in 'Lights' Case
April 03 2008 - 1:25PM
PR Newswire (US)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The
2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today reversed a lower court's
ruling in a "lights" class-action suit brought against cigarette
makers, decertifying the nationwide class in Schwab. In its ruling,
the court stated: "Because individual issues outweigh issues
susceptible to common proof, the class is not maintainable ... "
"We are certainly pleased with the court's ruling and agree with
its reasoning," said Martin L. Holton III - general counsel for
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco. "Numerous courts across the country have
held that claims such as these simply cannot be tried as class
actions." R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, an indirect subsidiary of
Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE:RAI), is the second-largest tobacco
company in the United States, manufacturing about one of every
three cigarettes sold in the country. The company's brands include
five of the 10 best-selling U.S. cigarette brands: Camel, Kool,
Pall Mall, Winston and Doral. For more information, visit
http://www.rjrt.com/. DATASOURCE: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
CONTACT: David Howard, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company,
+1-336-741-3489 Web site: http://www.rjrt.com/
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