Articles by Andy Hoffman

Philip Morris Halts Zyn’s Online Sales in US After Subpoena

Philip Morris International Inc. stopped online sales of its popular nicotine pouch brand Zyn in the US after receiving a subpoena in the District of Columbia related to flavored products that are banned there. Philip Morris said its preliminary investigation …

Tobacco Giants’ Patent Settlement Clears Path for Smokeless Products

Tobacco giants Philip Morris International Inc. and British American Tobacco Plc settled a series of patent suits that clears a path for both firms to bring their cigarette alternative products to US and European markets. The accord ends legal challenges …

Court Orders Nestlé to Pay $2.2 Million to Bullied Former Executive

Nestlé SA must pay a former executive 2 million Swiss francs ($2.16 million) after she was bullied and forced out of the company, the newspaper Tages Anzeiger reported, citing a local appeals court ruling. The Canton of Vaud Court of …

Commodities Trader Mercuria Buys $36M of Copper, but Gets Cargo of Painted Rocks

Commodities trader Mercuria Energy Group Ltd. struck a deal last summer to buy $36 million of copper from a Turkish supplier. But when the cargoes started arriving in China, all it found were containers full of painted rocks. The saga …

Ferrari Fight Over Facebook Fan Page Tests Social Media Copyright

Sammy Wasem was 15 when he started a Ferrari fan page that would become one of the most popular car sites on Facebook. Six years later, he is in a legal battle with his favorite Italian sports-car maker in a …