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Government, Business, Fuel

Exxon Is Discouraging Witnesses in Climate Suit, N.Y. Says

New York accused Exxon Mobil Corp. of trying to discourage potential witnesses in a state lawsuit alleging the oil and gas company misled investors about the financial impact of climate change.

August 8, 2019
Business

UPS Must Pay $247 Million to N.Y. Over Untaxed Cigarettes

UPS Inc. must pay $247 million to the state and city of New York for what a judge called the company’s egregious and prolonged failure to stop shipments of untaxed cigarettes from American Indian reservations that undermined anti-smoking efforts.

May 30, 2017
Business

New York Seeks More Than $800 Million From UPS Over Cigarettes

UPS Inc. ought to pay more than $800 million in penalties for turning a blind eye to shipments of untaxed cigarettes to New Yorkers, lawyers for the state’s top cop said at the start of a trial.

September 21, 2016