The Supreme Court will not weigh in on seven tobacco industry appeals, which means that all sides will come out losers to a degree. But by passing on the cases, the justices did the most good for the tobacco industry, which is safe from the threat of having to pay the government $280 billion. Continue reading Tobacco Industry Dodges $280 Billion Bullet Tobacco Industry Dodges $280 Billion Bullet originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:40:00. Filed Under: Company News , Columns , Altria Group , Lorillard Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments