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Ore. High Court Hears Tobacco Case  

Jump to full article: AP, 2007-09-06

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The tobacco industry should be required to provide medical monitoring for smokers to make sure they don't develop tobacco-related illnesses, the Oregon Supreme Court was told Wednesday.

The arguments before the state's highest court came in a class-action lawsuit that seeks to force tobacco companies to pay for medical tests to detect lung cancer, emphysema and other smoking-related diseases.

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