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Jump to full article: Columbus (OH) Dispatch, 2008-05-09
Intro: Ohio's anti-tobacco foundation went away this week, but the struggle over its money did not end with a court hearing yesterday.
Franklin County Common Pleas Judge David W. Fais kept alive a lawsuit by the American Legacy Foundation, an anti-smoking group based in Washington, that claims $190 million of the Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation's $270 million endowment. . . .
leaders of the Ohio foundation attempted to move the money to the American Legacy Foundation.
Lawyers for the national foundation persuaded Fais yesterday not to dismiss their case. The matter is scheduled to return to his court June 2-3.
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