JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi's law regarding nonparticipating manufacturers (NPMs) to the 46-state tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) unfairly discriminates against the companies, the state Supreme Court said April 4, also denying the prevailing party attorney fees under a federal statute because the plaintiffs had an adequate remedy at state law (Commonwealth Brands Inc., v. J. Ed Morgan, Commissioner of Revenue of the Department of Revenue, No. 2011-CA-01274-SCT, Miss. Sup.; 2013 Miss...(read more)![]()
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