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Colleen K. O'Brien; Semmes, Bowen & Semmes A Professional Corporation;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2013, previously published on May 2013 Defendant/Appellant, the Wallace & Gale Settlement Trust (“Wallace & Gale”), appealed verdicts rendered against it by a jury sitting in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, as to claims of survival and wrongful death in four cases consolidated for trial. One of the issues on...
| | Federal Bills Would Substantially Increase Tobacco Taxes and Allow New Taxes on Electronic Cigarettes
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 Two bills recently introduced in Congress would substantially increase federal excise taxes on tobacco products, and probably allow the imposition of new federal excise taxes on e-cigarettes.
| | Takeaways from the TPE Show
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 We enjoyed seeing our friends and meeting new ones at the Tobacco Plus Expo show in Las Vegas on January 30-31. We also attended a meeting of electronic cigarette companies just before the show.
| | FDA Considers Smokeless Tobacco Warnings
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 The Tobacco Control Act requires specific health warnings for smokeless tobacco products. The packaging and advertising of smokeless tobacco products must contain one of the following four specified warning statements:
| | Court of Appeals Upholds New York City Flavor Ban
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 On February 26, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the Southern District of New York’s ruling upholding a New York City local ordinance that prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco, anywhere in the city other than at...
| | Update on NPM Fee Legislation - Mississippi, Florida and Texas
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 We reported last month on a bill in Mississippi that would have nearly doubled the fee applicable to non-signatories to the state’s tobacco settlement agreement. We can now report that the bill has died in committee, and it therefore appears that the fee will remain at its current rate of 27...
| | 20 Years of FMLA & Regulatory Compliance Remains More of a Challenge Than Ever
Bryan M. Haynes, Jimmy F. Robinson; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 REMINDER: All employers covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act (”FMLA”) were mandated by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to display the new FMLA poster by March 8, 2013.
| | Minnesota Bills Would Tax Little Cigars as Cigarettes
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 Companion bills recently introduced in the Minnesota legislature would tax little cigars at the same rates as cigarettes.
| | Tribal Manufacturer Loses Bid to Avoid Federal Excise Taxes Based on Treaty
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 In July 2012, the United States filed a complaint against King Mountain Tobacco, a manufacturer of cigarettes and roll-your-own cigarette tobacco, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington for unpaid federal tobacco excise taxes. The United States alleged that King...
| | Utah Legislation Would Tax and Regulate E-Cigarettes as Tobacco Products
Bryan M. Haynes; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2013, previously published on March 19, 2013 A bill pending in the Utah legislature, House Bill 372, would tax and regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco products under Utah law.
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