Tobacco Group, Axis Insurance Unit End Fight Over Legal Costs

Feb. 10, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC

A cooperative marketing association of tobacco farmers seeking payment for legal defense costs is dropping its claims against an Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. insurance unit after agreeing to settle last year.

US Tobacco Cooperative Inc. and Axis Specialty Insurance Co. filed a stipulation of voluntary dismissal with prejudice Monday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

  • US Tobacco is seeking reimbursement of defense costs incurred in several lawsuits in the 2000s—including over allegations it improperly held on to money belonging to its members—under an excess liability policy with a $10 million limit.
  • The court dismissed ...

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