Federal Court rejects JTI bid for additional disclosure in federal tobacco charge challenge

By Karunjit Singh ( June 1, 2026, 4:34 PM EDT) -- The Federal Court has dismissed a motion by JTI-Macdonald Corp. to compel the disclosure of additional records in its challenge to the federal tobacco cost-recovery regime, reaffirming that Rule 317 of the Federal Courts Rules is not a discovery mechanism....