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To summarize our holding: the 1965 Act did not preempt state-law damages actions; the 1969 Act preempts petitioner's claims based on a failure to warn and the neutralization [505 U.S. 504, 531] of federally mandated warnings to the extent that those claims rely on omissions or inclusions in respondents' advertising or promotions; the 1969 Act does not preempt petitioner's claims based on express warranty, intentional fraud and misrepresentation, or conspiracy.Supreme Court Justice Stevens, in the 1992 Cipollone case; he may have to overturn himself in Good.
#?? ? the science in a submitted manuscript should be judged on its merits, one cannot fully appreciate a study's meaning without acknowledging the subtle biases in design and interpretation that may arise when a sponsor stands to gain from the report.After the Henschke/Liggett hurricane, an editorial from the NEJM.
You have to ask yourself the question, ‘Why did the tobacco company want to support her research?’ They want to show that lung cancer is not so bad as everybody thinks because screening can save people; and that’s outrageous.Dr. Jerome Kassirer, a former editor of The New England Journal of Medicine and the author of a book about conflicts of interest, on Liggett funding of the Weill Cornell lung cancer CT screening study.
If you’re using blood money, you need to tell people you’re using blood money.Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, which gave Dr. Henschke more than $100,000 in grants from 2004 to 2007, money it would not have provided had it known of Liggett’s grants.
By agreement, I'm not able to confirm the existence of or any of the terms of any potential settlement agreement. However, we were extremely pleased with the trial, and my clients are very satisfied that this matter has been resolved short of a jury verdict.Kenneth B. McClain, attorney for Carole Sue and Keith Mattern. The last word?
"If you can partner with government to kill your competition off, then that's a good deal," Tommy J. Payne, rival Reynolds American's executive vice-president of external relations.
I've been selling cigarettes for more than 18 years and have never been treated by any other cigarette company like the way Philip Morris has in trying to push their weight around with me.Michael Litwak, who operates the Family Bargain Shop in New Rochelle, New York, in B&W's PR about its "Retail Rights" lobbying initiative.
Back then, black folks were treated as if they were no more than animals, they were just bought and sold.Edlee Bankhead, whose NY slavery reparations suit names Loews, B&W, RJR and Liggett (Vector).
The main cause of lung cancer is cigarette smoking. . . This [lung cancer screening research] is the type of thing the tobacco companies should get involved in. Bennett LeBow, the CEO of Vector Group, which makes Liggett brand cigarettes. Davis, R., <I>Tobacco company backs test for cancer / But CT scans might not be worth cost</I>