Judge Remands Baltimore’s Cigarette Filters Lawsuit Against Tobacco Companies

(January 24, 2024, 1:18 PM EST) -- BALTIMORE — A Maryland federal judge granted the mayor and City Council of Baltimore’s motion to remand their public nuisance suit against six tobacco companies for contributing to litter by selling cigarettes with non-biodegradable filters, finding that the state law claims attacking cigarette filters do not implicate federal legal questions and are not preempted by federal law....