PILGRIM’S PRIDE: Arnold Case Depends on Bankruptcy Claims

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation disclosed in its latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it anticipates that the Arnold case will be resolved as a part of the claim resolution process in the…

ALTRIA GROUP: Incurs US$1.3BB on State Settlement for Q3 2009

Altria Group, Inc. disclosed in its latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2009, the aggregate amount recorded in cost of sales with…

ALTRIA GROUP: Oregon Court Grant Review of Schwarz Health Case

Altria Group, Inc. disclosed in its latest quarterly report on

Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

that the Oregon Supreme Court has issued an order granting the

petition for review submitted by the plaintiff in Schwarz’s

individual smoking and…

ALTRIA GROUP: MSA Proceeding Consolidated with Williams’ Suit

Altria Group, Inc. disclosed in its latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that an Oregon state court has consolidated the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) proceeding with Williams’ individual smoking and health suit,…

ALTRIA GROUP: 93 Individual Smoking & Health U.S. Cases Pending

Altria Group, Inc. disclosed in its latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that several tobacco-related actions are pending in the United States against wholly owned subsidiary Philip Morris International Inc. and its…

ALTRIA GROUP: Jury Awards Bullock Plaintiff US$13.8MM in Damages

Altria Group, Inc. disclosed in its latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that in connection to Bullock’s individual smoking and health case against Company subsidiary Philip Morris USA Inc., the jury returned…

MONSANTO CO: Seeks Overturn of German Ban on YIELDGARD Corn Borer

Monsanto Co. disclosed in its latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that on April 17, 2009, Germany invoked the safeguard clause and banned the planting of YIELDGARD Corn Borer.

The company sought interim…

SMITHFIELD FOODS: Missouri Court Sets Trial Dates for Adwell Cases

Smithfield Foods Inc. disclosed in its latest annual report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that trials in the nuisance lawsuits filed against subsidiaries, Premium Standard Farms, Inc. (PSF) and Continental Grain Company (CGC), otherwise…

ALTRIA GROUP: Philip Morris USA Appeals Lukacs’ Case Ruling

Altria Group, Inc. disclosed in its latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that in December 2008, the defendants filed a notice of appeal in Lukacs’ individual smoking and health case.

In June 2002,…

ALTRIA GROUP: Appeal on Whiteley Ruling Pending in California

Altria Group, Inc. disclosed in its latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the appeal filed by its wholly owned subsidiary Philip Morris USA, in Leslie Whiteley’s individual smoking and health case…

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