Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Friday upheld a trial court decision that restored a $125.8 million payment by big tobacco companies as part of the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement that compensated states for their health care costs related to smoking.
The unanimous en banc decision essentially reversed a 2013 decision by an arbitration panel — which came as a result of an appeal by tobacco companies — that reduced Pennsylvania’s $370 million share of the national $6.4 billion settlement…
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