Legal Brief: Liggett Settlement Leaves States With Stake in Tobacco Profits; Illinois Taxpayers Reap Benefits of Tort Reform; O.J. Simpson’s Lawyer Runs Ahead of Suit Parade; Tort D’Jour

Liggett Settlement Leaves States With Stake in Tobacco Profits The well-publicized settlement negotiated by state attorneys general with the Liggett Tobacco Company has some interesting secondhand effects. The settlement basically requires anyone injured by Liggett’s cigarettes in the past or future to give up their … Continue reading Legal Brief: Liggett Settlement Leaves States With Stake in Tobacco Profits; Illinois Taxpayers Reap Benefits of Tort Reform; O.J. Simpson’s Lawyer Runs Ahead of Suit Parade; Tort D’Jour