Litigation
Jul. 19, 2011
Safeway's suit over tobacco ban dismissed
A federal judge in Oakland on Friday dismissed Safeway Inc.'s lawsuit challenging a San Francisco city and county ordinance that prohibits the sale of tobacco in stores with pharmacies.
By Jill Redhage
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal judge in Oakland on Friday dismissed Safeway Inc.'s lawsuit challenging a San Francisco city and county ordinance that prohibits the sale of tobacco in stores with pharmacies. In her ruling, Northern District Judge Claudia Wilken wrote that state law allows local governments to enact ordinances regulating the distribution and sale of tobacco products within their boundaries. Safeway may not refile the lawsuit. Each party m...
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