In the third quarter of this year, Reynolds held a 34.6 percent of the market share, making it the second-largest US tobacco company behind rival Altria
Consumer class attorney Matthew Wessler argued this was the simplest way to reach as many impacted class members as possible, calling Santa Fes concerns about proving claims, the dog that never barks. Wessler said the issue of forcing Santa Fe to sort through individual claims wasnt going to arise, since a jury would ultimately award fixed damages sum calculated by how many packs the cigarette company sold and the premium earned off the misleading health claim
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Since June 2009, when the law allowing the agency to regulate tobacco went into effect, the tobacco industry has submitted nearly 3,500 product applications, according to data obtained by the AP under a Freedom of Information Act request