NEWS BRIEF

LORILLARD TOBACCO CO.'S: motion to reargue its case against the American Legacy Foundation was denied this week. Lorillard's 2002 suit argued that ALF's "truth" campaign vilified Lorillard employees, thereby violating the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement between tobacco companies and 46 states. The Chancery Court of Delaware judge ruled in August that ALF ads don't vilify Lorillard staff, and allowed the campaign to continue (Aug. 24 Xtra).