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Jump to full article: AP, 2001-01-24
Intro: Following other countries, two Central Asian nations are suing the U.S. tobacco industry for the cost of smoking-related illnesses
"We believe the tobacco cartel intentionally targeted these developing nations, where most of the citizens are poor, undereducated and unaware of the dangers of nicotine addiction," said Sonny Holtzman, attorney for the former Soviet republics of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
The case was filed in Florida Circuit Court in Miami-Dade County, which produced a record $145 billion award for Florida smokers last year. Similar suits filed in Miami by Russia and Brazilian states have been moved by the industry to federal court and consolidated in Washington.
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