GT case thrown out of court

摘要

USA: A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Mayodan-based General Tobacco that challenged the Master Settlement Agreement between states and tobacco companies. General Tobacco had sought more than US$1 bn from competitors, claiming they had conspired with states to set up the agreement so that companies who later entered the market, such as General Tobacco, would have to pay more.rnThe agreement was established in 1998 as a settlement to lawsuits filed against tobacco companies to pay for health care costs of tobacco-related illnesses.