Tobacco Companies Say 2 Hawaii Smokers Can’t Seek Punitive Damages

( September 8, 2025, 11:44 AM EDT) -- Tobacco companies that are seeking dismissal of two personal injury lawsuits filed against them in Hawaii state courts by smokers with bladder cancer argue that the plaintiffs’ claims for punitive damages are barred by the doctrine of res judicata based on Hawaii’s entry into the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) with tobacco companies and that their other claims are not sufficiently alleged....

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