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[Florida] Courts Side With Smokers’ Families In Tobacco Cases

Florida’s top courts Thursday ruled against the tobacco industry ... The punitive-damages case, decided by the 1st District Court of Appeal, stemmed from the 1995 death of Frank Townsend ... the state Supreme Court sided ... with Karen Capone, the widow o
NorthEscambia.com (Walnut Hill, FL)
added Jun 14, 2013 09:09
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Big Tobacco Botches the E-Cig Name Game

In failing to use the Marlboro name, Altria seems to be neutralizing its single-biggest strength: a consumer brand ... if Big Tobacco is going to continue to be a good investment for its shareholders, management needs to focus on leveraging their core br
InvestorPlace.com
added Jun 13, 2013 11:01
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How Healthy Is The Balance Sheet Of Philip Morris International?

I think that the company is in pretty decent financial shape overall, with its economic moats, brand strength, and tremendous earnings power. As long as it can keep generating large amounts of free cash flow every year, I remain optimistic on its prospec
Seeking Alpha blog network
added Jun 13, 2013 10:21
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[Indiana] Altria says it will have ‘superior’ e-cigarette

The Henrico County-based parent company of top U.S. cigarette maker Philip Morris USA also said on Tuesday that it was expanding sales of its Verve chewable nicotine product and introducing in Denmark a type of gum containing tobacco. Altria provided th
Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch
added Jun 12, 2013 17:51
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[Indiana] Marlboro maker Altria Group to sell its first electronic cigarette under MarkTen brand in Ind.

Tobacco company Altria Group Inc. is launching its first electronic cigarette under the MarkTen brand in Indiana starting in August and expanding its smokeless product offerings. The owner of the nation’s biggest cigarette maker, Philip Morris USA, annou
AP - Associated Press
added Jun 12, 2013 12:39
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Altria's CEO Hosts 2013 Investor Day Conference (Transcript)

We have continued to achieve substantial success in managing the tobacco and health litigation, notwithstanding significant challenges. ... I will touch on two categories of tobacco litigation, lights class actions and individual cases, including Engle p
Seeking Alpha blog network
added Jun 13, 2013 11:07
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E-cigarettes offer brave new world for smokers and cigarette makers

At a bar in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, 32-year-old Andy Lee takes a drag from a Puf brand e-cigarette. He started smoking them about six months ago.
Marketplace (American Public Media)
added Jun 11, 2013 13:43
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Tobacco companies bet on electronic cigarettes

Tobacco companies are now embracing electronic cigarettes to help offset the loss of traditional cigarette smokers - even as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration prepares to put forth regulations that could put the skids on the nascent e-cigarette indus
CBS
added Jun 11, 2013 11:23
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Indonesia Tobacco Giant’s Shameful Billboard Says “DON’T QUIT”

Indonesian tobacco giant PT Djarum has placed billboards promoting its L.A. Lights cigarettes with the shameful slogan “DON’T QUIT.” If discouraging smokers from quitting isn’t bad enough, the ad appears to mock efforts to reduce smoking by instead encou
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Jun 10, 2013 14:58
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Is Big Tobacco Back as a Big Advertiser?

with the three largest U.S. tobacco companies entering the electronic-cigarette market, Big Tobacco is poised to once again become a significant spender. The e-cigarette industry is projected to roughly double in size this year to an approximately $1 bil
Advertising Age
added Jun 10, 2013 10:18
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