Jump to full article: Contra Costa (CA) Times, 2004-09-21
Author: MICHELLE MORGANTE / Associated Press
Intro: SAN DIEGO - Attorneys trying to revive a class-action lawsuit argued in court that the once-popular "Joe Camel" campaign was strategically designed to recruit underage smokers.
Lawyers representing Californians who began smoking as teens also argued Monday that tobacco companies should not be allowed to use the First Amendment to illegally market cigarettes to children.
Attorneys for the plaintiffs asked the Fourth District Court of Appeal to revive a class-action lawsuit dismissed in 2002 by San Diego Superior Court Judge Ronald Prager. . . .
The case is Daniels, et al. v. Philip Morris, et al D041356.
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