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Louisiana Court to Hear Suit Against Tobacco Companies, AP Says 

The Louisiana Supreme Court rejected cigarette companies' request that a class-action trial include testimony on the actions of individual smokers, Associated Press reported.

The court said the trial's first phase will focus on allegations such as marketing of cigarettes to children, the manipulation of nicotine levels and whether the industry engaged in fraud and conspiracy, AP reported.

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