Judge Remands Smoker’s Suit Against Tobacco Companies, Retailers To Local Court

Mealey's (October 7, 2022, 11:59 AM EDT) -- CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix — A Virgin Islands federal judge remanded the lawsuit of a smoker with laryngeal cancer against tobacco companies and several local retailers to the Virgin Islands Superior Court, finding that the court cannot determine whether the smoker’s claims are time-barred or whether the defendants waived their statute of limitations defenses without examining the merits....