Louisiana Unfair Trade Practice Claims Against R.J. Reynolds Dismissed

Mealey's (May 17, 2018, 3:14 PM EDT) -- SHREVEPORT, La. — In a May 11 holding, a Louisiana federal judge found that a plaintiff alleging violations of the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act (LUTPA) by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (RJR) does not lack standing under the statute but failed to bring its claim within the applicable one-year limitations period (Caldwell Wholesale Company LLC v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, No. 17-200, W.D. La., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 81080)....