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The purpose of this website is to inform all adult consumers who purchased U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company moist smokeless tobacco products, including Copenhagen® and Skoal® in Massachusetts at any time from January 1, 1990 through May 21, 2009 of a proposed class action settlement that may affect your rights.
In this lawsuit, Plaintiffs have alleged that U.S. Smokeless Tobacco and its affiliates (“Defendants”) have violated the consumer-protection laws of Massachusetts by engaging in sales practices that made it possible for U.S. Smokeless Tobacco to monopolize the market for moist smokeless tobacco products. Defendants expressly deny that they have engaged in any wrongful or illegal sales practices or other conduct, and have asserted numerous defenses to Plaintiffs’ claims. The Court has not ruled in favor of Plaintiffs or U.S. Smokeless Tobacco in this case. Instead, both sides agreed to enter into negotiations, and the parties reached this settlement with the help of a neutral mediator. This Notice is not to be construed as an admission or concession of liability by U.S. Smokeless Tobacco. Given the expense and duration of any trial and/or appeal, the inherent problems of proof and the uncertain outcome and risks of litigation, Plaintiffs’ Counsel have concluded that this settlement is in the best interests of adult consumers in this Litigation.
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