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Attorney for Delray Beach widower asks to make tobacco companies pay about $15M for wife’s death
On a contentious day in court, attorney Scott Schlesinger used tobacco industry memos to remind the eight jurors how misinformation, manipulation and deceit by the tobacco industry lured millions of Americans, like Helen Cohen, to take up a habit that th
May 1, 2013
Palm Beach (FL) Post
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Apr 30, 2013 21:43
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[Malaysia] E-ciggy is more dangerous than normal ones
BANGI: The Health Ministry has urged smokers who have switched to electronic cigarettes to refrain from using liquid nicotine as it was more hazardous. Its minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said liquid nicotine was a controlled drug under the Poisons Ac
Jan 16, 2013
New Straits Times (my)
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Jan 16, 2013 15:12
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Florida Supreme Court Upholds Engle Findings Against the Cigarette Industry
The Florida Supreme Court has now directly reaffirmed the ruling and rejected the cigarette manufacturers’ Due Process claims, stating, “As illustrated by hundreds of witnesses, thousands of documents and exhibits, and tens of thousands of pages of testi
Mar 14, 2013
Ring Of Fire Radio: Robert Kennedy Jr, Mike Papantonio and Sam Seder
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Mar 14, 2013 14:41
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[UK] Renewed bid talk lifts Imperial Tobacco
Tougher than expected market conditions were undermining Imperial’s investment in brands and innovation, suggesting it may be time to consider plan B, Deutsche Bank said. “Consolidation has usually been the fate of the smaller international tobacco play
Feb 1, 2013
Financial Times (uk)
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Feb 3, 2013 13:28
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1st DCA sends smokers' case back to trial court
A 1st District Court of Appeal panel split 2-1 Friday in its ruling that the lower-court judge should have deviated from standard jury instructions and given added instructions sought by the R.J. Reynolds and Lorillard tobacco companies.
Nov 2, 2012
AP - Associated Press
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Nov 2, 2012 14:47
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Obama law could send 1000 cheap cigarette stores up in smoke
'This law is not designed for people to comply with,' Phil Acordino, president of RYO Machines, which began manufacturing roll-your-own cigarette machines in 2008. 'It's designed to put these people out of business,' he told the Huffington Post. 'They c
Jul 8, 2012
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
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Jul 8, 2012 14:06
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[Florida] R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Appellant, v. JIMMIE LEE BROWN (PDF)
Here, the trial court properly applied the Engle findings, instructing the jury on the issue preclusion effect of the Phase I findings, and making certain to submit the remaining elements of each legal theory to the jury for its determination. According
Sep 21, 2011
Fourth District Court of Appeal / State of Florida
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Feb 18, 2013 11:52
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Senate Democrats go after tobacco tax loophole to increase revenue
A group of Democratic senators introduced a bill Thursday that would close tax loopholes for tobacco companies, generating $3.6 billion in revenue over 10 years.
Feb 1, 2013
The Hill
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Feb 1, 2013 16:37
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[Florida] Fort Lauderdale woman's big money verdict against tobacco company tossed out
A state appellate court ruled Wednesday that a new jury should decide how much in damages to award a Fort Lauderdale woman who had won a whopping $300 million verdict against tobacco giant Philip Morris.
Dec 12, 2012
(Ft. Lauderdale, FL) Sun-Sentinel
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Dec 12, 2012 21:57
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[China, UK] Indian anti-smoking lobby hits out at London Olympic organizers
The London Olympics Committee, however, has created Designated Smoking Areas (DSAs) within the Olympic Park for smokers. Indian anti-smoking activists have knocked the door of the London Olympics Organizing Committee urging them to push for a tobacco-fr
Jul 31, 2012
Times of India
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Jul 31, 2012 14:10