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NY judges skeptical about light cigarettes lawsuit arguments 

Jump to full article: Associated Press (AP), 2007-07-10

Intro:

A federal appeals court is hearing arguments that tobacco companies owe up to two hundred billion dollars to millions of smokers for suggesting that light cigarettes might be less harmful than regular cigarettes.

The 3-judge panel of the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals will decide whether to uphold last summer's ruling by a federal judge in New York granting class-action status to a lawsuit against cigarette makers.

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