ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) New Mexico is suing more than a dozen tobacco companies, accusing them of conspiracy and breach of contract. Attorney General Hector Balderas announced the legal challenge Tuesday, claiming that the companies have been withholding portions of annual payments that are due under a multi-state tobacco settlement that ended dozens of lawsuits that sought reimbursement for health care costs associated with smoking-related illnesses.
When New Mexicans face the life circumstances that make it impossible for them to work, there’s no guarantee that their boss will keep paying them or that they can keep their job. A proposal to change that which lawmakers have been talking about for decades will return in January in the upcoming legislative session in Santa Fe.
New Mexico filed lawsuits against at least a dozen tobacco companies, claiming that the businesses are withholding annual payments due under previous lawsuit settlements.
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