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| Spaniards To Sue Tobacco Giants |
MADRID, Spain (AP) - Spaniards who lost their voices to throat cancer after years of smoking plan a series of class-action lawsuits against tobacco companies, including the Spanish affiliates of U.S. giants R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris, attorneys and a |
12/29/00 |
| Phila. Court Rejects Class Lawsuit |
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - A Philadelphia court has rejected class-action status for a case alleging R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. misrepresented the health risks of light cigarette brands. |
12/29/00 |
| New Trial in Case vs. Tobacco Co. |
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A judge has ordered a new trial in the case of a former smoker who sued a tobacco company on behalf of his late wife, throwing out a verdict that had awarded him 0,000 in damages. |
12/29/00 |
| Experts: It takes more than New Year to stop smoking |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A common New Year' s resolution to quit smoking can be doomed if the smoker isn' t ready to get help to overcome the habit, researchers say. |
12/29/00 |
| Drug No Help for Smokers With Lung Disease |
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 27 (HealthScout) -- A drug that doctors commonly prescribe to help asthma patients does nothing to reverse the effects of serious lung disease caused by long-term smoking, a new study says. |
12/28/00 |
| Less money in latest round of tobacco payments |
Erie County won't be affected - thanks to a timely sale of its tobacco settlement - but other counties in Western New York will receive less money than expected in the latest round of settlement payments by tobacco companies. |
12/28/00 |
| Texas Sues E-Tailer For Illegal Tobacco Sales |
Online tobacco merchant E-Commerce Today Ltd. reportedly faces a lawsuit lodged by Texas Attorney General John Cornyn, who alleges the e-tailer failed to take precautions against tobacco sales to minors in Texas. |
12/28/00 |
| Anti-smoking bill proposed |
WHITE PLAINS - Buying cigarettes for a minor could soon land an adult in jail for up to three months if an anti-smoking bill unveiled yesterday becomes law. |
12/28/00 |
| Cigarette Retailers Receive a Warning |
District retailers who evade the city's stiff levy on cigarettes by selling cheaper products meant for overseas markets may soon get a visit from the tax man -- a visit that could cost them ,000 and up to three years in jail. |
12/28/00 |
| Decline in Smokers Cuts Tobacco Payout |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With Americans smoking fewer cigarettes, New York State has cut its forecast on the biannual payments it expects to receive from the national tobacco settlement to 7 million from last year's projection of 5 million, the state at |
12/28/00 |
| Preliminary report to call for greater regulation of tobacco |
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A preliminary report ordered by President Clinton and due out next month will state that the federal government should have more control over the tobacco industry, according to a co-chairman of the commission that drafted the document. |
12/27/00 |
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