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Ecuador drops anti-tobacco suit, Philip Morris says 

Ecuador's government has dropped a lawsuit against U.S. cigarette makers blamed for economic losses caused by lung cancer and other tobacco-related illnesses, tobacco-giant Philip Morris said on Tuesday.

The Miami judge overseeing the case brought by the Republic of Ecuador on Monday said at a state court hearing that he would dismiss the case if the plaintiffs did not voluntarily withdraw the complaint accusing the maker of Marlboros, Philip Morris, and others of selling dangerous products.

Ecuador has pulled the lawsuit, a spokesman for Philip Morris said, adding the move was just the latest in a string of losses in American state and federal courts for liability suits filed against the industry by foreign governments.

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