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Foreign Governments Appeal Dismissal of Tobacco Lawsuit in Del.
Jump to full article: AP, 2006-12-06
Author: Randall Chase, Associated Press Writer
Intro: An attorney representing Panama and the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo asked the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to overturn the dismissal of a lawsuit against the tobacco industry.
The two foreign governments, seeking to recover expenses for the medical care of sick smokers, turned to Delaware last year after a judge in Louisiana said Louisiana was not the proper forum for a lawsuit initially filed in 1998.
New Castle County Superior Court Judge Richard Cooch dismissed the lawsuit in June, ruling that the two governments were not seeking damages for personal injuries suffered by smokers and had failed to establish that tobacco products were the proximate cause of their alleged economic injuries.
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