( November 9, 2026, 2:12 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge in Louisiana dismissed with prejudice some claims against a tobacco company in an asbestos-related lung cancer lawsuit but said defendant Philip Morris USA Inc. (PM USA) must face negligence claims alleging that the company’s advertisements, promotions and labels before the July 1, 1969, effective date of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (FCLAA) were deficient....