The Supreme Court rejected an appeal yesterday by a California smoker who alleged that the multibillion dollar tobacco settlement between 46 states and the four major cigarette companies was anticompetitive and violated antitrust laws. Philip Morris, R.J.

Star Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ:STSI) filed its second- quarter financial report on Form 10-Q today with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

By Richard Craver, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C. Dec. 1--Lynn Beasley, the president of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and the architect of the controversial Joe Camel marketing campaign, said yesterday that she plans to retire Jan. 1.

By Gregory Lopes, The Washington Times Sep. 26--A federal judge yesterday granted class-action status to a lawsuit filed by smokers of "light" cigarettes who say the four major tobacco makers deceived them into thinking the cigarettes were safer than regular cigarettes.

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON - A federal judge ruled Thursday that the nation's top cigarette makers violated racketeering laws, deceiving the public for years about the health hazards of smoking. U.S.