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Trial against Tobacco Companies Begins in Helsinki 

Three women suffering from various lung afflictions are each seeking over 100,000 euros in restitution from Amer and British American Tobacco. The women are accusing the companies of misleading advertising, as tobacco companies previously advertised "light" cigarettes as less harmful to health than regular cigarettes. The women smoked these types of cigarettes for years.

Monday opened a court battle, expected to be waged over months, on whether the tobacco companies are liable to pay compensation to the women, who are now in their fifties and ill.

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