Mealey's (June 17, 2019, 11:36 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on June 17 denied a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by a cigarette wholesaler seeking a ruling on whether its fine by the tax commissioner of West Virginia was unconstitutional and “grossly disproportionate” to its offense of unlawfully selling more than 12,000 packs of cigarettes (Ashland Specialty Co. Inc. v. Dale W. Steager, State Tax Commissioner of West Virginia, No. 18-1053, U.S. Sup.)....