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Jump to full article: Globe and Mail (ca), 2001-03-29
Author: KIRK MAKIN / JUSTICE REPORTER
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It is arguable that by enhancing the addictive features of the product, [cigarette manufacturers] encourage obsessive use that leads to people smoking when they are weary,
unwell or likely to fall asleep. The pertinent issue is whether, notwithstanding the notoriety of the risks of misuse, manufacturers have
deliberately designed the product in such a way as to cause misuse.
Mr. Justice Peter Cumming of the Ontario Superior Court, who has allowed the Ragoonanan/Baboolal fire-safe cigarette case to move forward. MAKIN, K., <I>Tobacco firm loses round in lawsuit over fatal fire</I>
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