Mealey's (October 13, 2015, 10:39 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — The imposition of a fee on cigarette manufacturers not part of the 1998 nationwide settlement of deceptive advertising and antitrust claims levied against four major tobacco companies will be debated before the Supreme Court of Texas, which granted a petition for review on Oct. 9 (Glenn Hegar, et al. v. Texas Small Tobacco Coalition, et al., No. 14-0747, Texas Sup.).

Oral arguments in the dispute between the State of Texas, as petitioner, and respondents Texas Small Tobacco Coalition and Global Tobacco Inc. will...