ECJ EU JURISDICTION – REYNOLDS, JAPAN TOBACCO CASE
April 1st, 2006
STORIES BY KEITH NUTHALL
TOBACCO giants RJ Reynolds and Japan Tobacco may lose a comprehensive legal challenge to the unsuccessful efforts of the European Commission to sue for racketeering at a New York federal US court. The case, which rival Philip Morris later settled out of court, sparked claims that the Commission had acted beyond its powers. If proven, Brussels could have been prevented launching similar actions in the future. These arguments have been examined by the European Court of Justice (ECJ), which has so far found against the tobacco companies. ...
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