Brazilian Superior Court of Justice Rejects Indemnification Claim for Consumption of Cigarettes

BRASILIA, Brazil, April 28, 2010 – By unanimous vote (3×0), the 4th Panel of the Superior Justice Court
(STJ), the highest Brazilian court for uniformization of precedents on
non-constitutional matters, yesterday denied the claim for indemnification
for moral damages brought against the cigarette manufacturer Souza Cruz S/A
(the Brazilian branch of British American Tobacco Group – BAT, Amex: [...]