D.C. Circuit Denies Motion For Rehearing, Rehearing En Banc In Tobacco Sales Suit

Mealey's (September 20, 2016, 11:38 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON D.C. — The District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 19 denied a former tobacco seller’s motion for rehearing or rehearing en banc of a case where the court determined that the seller was not the original source of information that Philip Morris USA Inc. was price gouging cigarettes at U.S. military outposts and dismissed his complaint against the tobacco company (United States, Ex Rel. Anthony Oliver v. Philip Morris USA Inc., No. 15-7049, D.C. Cir.)....