http://www.tobacco.org/newsfeed/lawsuit/ag:_or.rss Latest top tobacco news headlines en-us http://flash.oregonlive.com/cgi-bin/or_nview.pl?/home1/wire/AP/Stream-Parsed/OREGON_NEWS/o0308_PM_OR--ConsumerComplaint http://tobacco.org/news/13362.html Some health groups have argued that the settlement money should be spent primarily on health and anti-tobacco programs to steer young people away from smoking. Myers said, however, that it would make sense to put some of the money into anti-fraud efforts. Oregon's lawsuit against the tobacco companies was mainly based on consumer protection laws, accusing the cigarette companies of misrepresenting the health hazards of smoking and lying about their efforts to market cigarettes to young people, Myers said. AP Wed, 30 Dec 1998 05:00:00 GMT http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?day1/1068091&ticker= http://tobacco.org/news/11994.html The State of Oregon today formalized a $2.3 billion settlement in Oregon State Court for Multnomah County that will bring reimbursement to the state for the cost of treating sick smokers. The agreement was presented to Judge Anna Brown by the state's counsel Steve Berman Business Wire Mon, 30 Nov 1998 05:00:00 GMT