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At least 30 from Bluegrass sign on
Jump to full article: Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, 2000-03-10
Author: Janet Patton
Intro: At least 30 Bluegrass burley farmers last night joined the latest fight against Big Tobacco by signing on to a national lawsuit against cigarette makers.
Washington attorney Alexander Pires Jr. is suing the big four Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds, Louisville-based Brown & Williamson and Lorillard on behalf of farmers who have lost millions in the wake of the tobacco settlement with the states.
The suit alleges that the companies, through massive cuts in the amount of U.S. tobacco they buy, have defrauded growers and violated anti-trust laws in attempting to break the federal program that sets tobacco prices. About 150 people attended last night's meeting, one of five held this week around the state,
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