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Jump to full article: CD98.9 (ca), 2009-02-25
Author: Posted by Ashley DeGroote
Intro: The Ontario Flue Cured Tobacco Grower's Marketing Board is looking into a class action lawsuit against the tobacco companies who pled guilty to smuggling. Imperial Tobacco Canada as well as Rothmans Benson and Hedges pled guilty in July, and as a result, their cash settlement is what is funding the Tobacco Transition Program. The tobacco board with the help of their lawyer Werner Keller of Sutts, Strosberg are looking into any legal proceedings that could take place because of the guilty plea.
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