首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A federal judge on Monday certified a $200 billion class action lawsuit against the tobacco industry for its marketing of light
A federal judge on Monday certified a $200 billion class action lawsuit against the tobacco industry for its marketing of light
admin
2011-01-11
47
问题
A federal judge on Monday certified a $200 billion class action lawsuit against the tobacco industry for its marketing of light cigarettes.
Eastern District of New York Judge Jack B. Weinstein’s 540-page opinion in Schwab v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., 04-CIV-1945—which included an additional 965 pages of appendices for a total of 1,505 pages—gave tens of millions of smokers an avenue to recover damages from the nation’s largest tobacco companies, including Philip Morris USA Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Lorillard Tobacco Co., and Liggett Group, Inc.
The class will include anyone who purchased light cigarettes from the time tobacco companies began selling them in the 1970s. The judge said he even would consider broadening the class, to encompass smokers of all "low tar" brands, not just light cigarettes. The judge suggested that an expansion of the class could assist the parties in negotiating a global settlement. He set a trial date for January 22, 2007. The plaintiffs intend to seek treble damages.
einstein has expressed skepticism about the plaintiffs’ theory of damages, which alleges that light smokers were defrauded of billions because they believed they were buying a product of greater value because of its health advantages. The judge also questioned the size of the class, as well as the claim that as many as 90 percent of light cigarette smokers chose the cigarettes because they were less harmful.
In his ruling Monday, the judge stressed that while the suit was far from perfect, the evidence was sufficient. He said the jury system—which he described as the "ultimate focus group of the law"—was well equipped to sort out the particulars in accordance with Amendment Ⅶ of the U.S. Constitution.
Weinstein declined to grant an interlocutory appeal to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Theodore M. Grossman of Jones Day in Cleveland, which represents R.J. Reynolds, said the defendants would seek a stay and appeal the class certification under Rule 23(f)of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
From Paragraph 2, we know that the ruling of Judge Jack B.Weinstein has a total of ______ pages.
选项
A、540
B、965
C、1,505
D、2,045
答案
C
解析
细节题型见第二段:Judge Jack B Weinstein’s宣布的诉讼包括540-page opinion,还包括另外的 965pages的appendices(附录),共计1,505页;因此答案为C。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/FN2YFFFM
本试题收录于:
CATTI二级笔译综合能力题库翻译专业资格(CATTI)分类
0
CATTI二级笔译综合能力
翻译专业资格(CATTI)
相关试题推荐
Abouttwo-thirdsoftheworld’spopulationisexpectedtoliveincitiesbytheyear2020and,accordingtotheUnitedNations,
Inhisrecentspeech,thechancellorwarnedagainstcomplacencytothestrengthofrecoveryatatimewhenBritainfaceda"dang
Thelocalconflicts,whicharemostlikelytoescalateintobroaderwars,arethosebetweengroupsandstatesfromdifferentciv
Itisamarketwhichsalesvaluemightbemorethan10billionRMByuanayear.
Notonetobeeasilyfrightened,thecorporalremainedcomposedwhiletheopposingarmypressedtowardhistroop’sposition.
Thosewhofightagainstalcoholsalessaytheextrataxcomesatacost.LeeMiller,aleaderofAngelinaCitizensforaBetter
Thosewhofightagainstalcoholsalessaytheextrataxcomesatacost.LeeMiller,aleaderofAngelinaCitizensforaBetter
Althoughmuchoftoday’scommunicationandcorrespondencetakesplaceonline,thepostalserviceisnotquiteobsolete.
Kodak’sbankruptcywasasadstoryforaleadingAmericancorporationthatpioneeredphotographyandthefilmmarketfordecades
ItisablazingmorninginthePermianbasin,inwestTexas,America’smostproductiveoilfield.Onthehighplainsariggnaws
随机试题
下列各选项中是被动句的一项是
下列作家属于新文学团体“创造社”的是()
女性,23岁,半年来双膝、肘、腕关节痛,双颊部红色皮疹,水肿,睑结膜苍白,血压120/80mmHg,24小时尿蛋白定量3.6g,红细胞10~15/HP,白细胞5~10/HP,颗粒管型1~2/LP,血红蛋白60g/L,血白细胞3×109/L,血清蛋白电泳:γ
急性白血病痰热瘀阻证的治法是()
关于地西泮催眠作用特点,正确的有
患者,女,32岁。主诉近2个月反复白带增多、有难闻的鱼腥味。轻度外阴瘙痒或烧灼感。妇科检查:白带量较多、稀薄,阴道黏膜无红肿、充血。无滴虫、念珠菌或淋菌感染。清洁度Ⅰ度。诊断为:细菌性阴道病。护士指导其配偶口服甲硝唑时应在
赵某委托甲房地产经纪公司(以下简称甲公司)出售一套二手房,在签订房地产经纪合同前,赵某要求甲公司对该房进行评估。在甲公司提供了价格咨询报告后,赵某与甲公司签订了房地产经纪合同。该合同中约定:甲公司代表赵某进行交易谈判并签订房屋买卖合同,赵某按成交额的2%支
向客户提供投资建议的()等信息,应当以书面或者电子文件形式予以记录留存。Ⅰ.时间Ⅱ.内容Ⅲ.方式Ⅳ.依据
下列有关文学常识的表述,错误的一项是()。
证明:曲线上任一点处切线的横截距与纵截距之和为2.
最新回复
(
0
)