Once again, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected an antitrust challenge to the $200 billion settlement between the top four tobacco companies and 46 states, finding that while the mega-deal did result in stifled competition, the state officials who agreed to it are immune from suit. In a challenge brought by a group of Pennsylvania smokers, the court ruled that the Noerr-Pennington doctrine protects the Pennsylvania officials who agreed to and are enforcing the settlement.
July 31, 2003 at 12:00 AM
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