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US Supreme Court hands major victory to Big Tobacco 

Jump to full article: Agence France Presse (AFP) (fr), 2010-06-28
Author: Michael Mathes (AFP)

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The US Supreme Court gave a substantial victory to major tobacco firms Monday, rebuffing an appeal that would have allowed the government to pocket 280 billion dollars of their profits.

The decision not to hear the case dealt a potentially fatal blow to long-running government efforts to penalize tobacco firms for 50 years of allegedly deceptive practices aimed at getting people hooked on smoking.

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