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Aussie tobacco class suit denied.
Business Insurance, April, 2000 by WESTON, PAULA
SYDNEY, Australia -- The Federal Court of Australia will not permit six plaintiffs to file a class-action lawsuit against three tobacco companies. The federal court in Sydney ruled recently that the suit against Melbourne-based Philip Morris (Aust.) Ltd., Sydney-based Rothmans of Pall Mall (Aust.) Ltd.
and Sydney-based WD & HO Wills (Aust.) Ltd. was "fundamentally flawed," making class-action status inappropriate. Lawyers for the plaintiffs say that the decision could jeopardize other class actions and that they may appeal. The claimants have until today to apply for leave to appeal the decision to the High Court of Australia. A Philip Morris spokeswoman said the federal court had agreed with the tobacco companies' contention that the case should not be...
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