Virgin Islands Judge Dismisses Tobacco Company From Smoker’s Lawsuit

(June 12, 2023, 11:10 AM EDT) -- CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix — A U.S. Virgin Islands judge dismissed one tobacco company from a smoker’s pending lawsuit against it, another tobacco company, a wholesaler and two retailers for selling him cigarettes that caused him to develop bladder cancer and heart disease, two weeks after denying the wholesaler’s motion for summary judgment....