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• French court rejects smoker's suit against Altadis 

A French court has rejected a lawsuit brought against French-Spanish tobacco company Altadis ALT.MC ALDS.PA by a smoker seeking damages for lung cancer, Altadis said on Tuesday.

The Court of First Instance in Bethune held that Altadis met its obligations on providing health warnings and that it was entitled to make use of health information from sources other than public authorities, Altadis said.

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