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EDITORIAL: Up in smoke 

The Supreme Court blows Big Tobacco's cover
Jump to full article: Akron (OH) Beacon Journal, 2008-12-17

Intro:

The ruling this week instead rightly tossed out the claim that the federal warning label on cigarettes somehow disqualifies anyone from applying state laws pertaining to deceptive advertising and marketing practices.

If the tobacco and other companies are taken aback, they have reason to be. The ruling denies them the automatic protective cover they seek. It establishes the fair requirement that the companies defend their practices where they do business.

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