Rehearing Request By Sanctioned Tobacco Attorney Denied By Panel

Mealey's (January 22, 2019, 8:54 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 16 announced that it will not revisit its November affirmance of sanctions entered by a California federal judge in underlying tobacco litigation (Nikki Pooshs and Gilbert L. Purcell v. Philip Morris USA Inc., et al., No. 16-15429, 9th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 1456)....