Just trying to figure out on what basis they had to settle. Would it be like a tobacco co. being liable for selling its cigs to a store that had a poor system for restricting minors from making purchases?
It would be hard to quantify any harm caused by a store selling cigarettes to minors so I don't see a direct link that could lead to liability. With government defining and supposedly enforcing the rules on selling to minors I don't see any tobacco company liability.