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Jump to full article: Bloomberg News, 1999-09-16
Intro: In the suit filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, the Manhattan Beach, California-based Sheet Metal Workers Trust Fund, and the Baltimore-based Freight Drivers & Helpers, Local Union No. 557 Health and Welfare Fund claim the tobacco companies conspired to hide the risks of smoking and targeted blue collar workers, minorities, and children.
The suit is asking the court to order the industry to disclose research related to smoking and addiction, to stop advertisements aimed at minors, and for unspecified damages. ``The tobacco companies' fraudulent course of misconduct has resulted in staggering loss of life . . . and economic loss,'' the suit claims.
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