Lorillard Can Sue Anti-Smoking Group Over Ads, Judge ConcludesWilmington, Delaware, Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Lorillard
Tobacco Co., a unit of Loews Corp., can sue a foundation over anti- smoking advertisements that allegedly vilify the cigarette maker, a judge ruled.
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Tobacco Industry Still Advertises in Magazines Read by YouthCigarette makers say they continue such advertising because the limits they agreed to in 1998 were only guidelines, not laws.
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Turning Teens Off TobaccoSATURDAY, July 28 (HealthScoutNews) -- It's a baffling situation for doctors, parents, teachers and scientists: While increasing numbers of adults have stopped smoking, an even-greater percentage of teen-agers have started.
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Cigarettes caused illnesses, Newport maker's CEO saysMIAMI, June 28 (Reuters) - The head of a
tobacco company founded before the American Revolution told a Miami courtroom on Wednesday that
cigarettes caused the lung cancer, emphysema and other illnesses of some Florida
smokers suing Big Tobacco.
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Lawyer: Big Tobacco Hasn't ChangedMIAMI (AP) - Big
Tobacco has not truly changed its ways and should be punished financially for decades of misconduct, an attorney seeking punitive damages for sick
smokers told a jury today.
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