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[New York] PM USA Sues NYC Retailers for Selling Counterfeit Cigarettes

filed suit in U.S. District Court against 30 New York City retailers for selling counterfeit versions of the company's Marlboro brand cigarettes. PM USA said that it continues to take action against counterfeit sellers to protect its valuable trademarks,
Convenience Store/Petroleum (CSPNet)
added May 8, 2013 01:48
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Philip Morris International Inc. (PM): Today's Featured Tobacco Laggard

Philip Morris International (PM) pushed the Tobacco industry lower today making it today's featured Tobacco laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.7%. By the end of trading, Philip Morris International fell $1.15 (-1.2%) to $93.11 on aver
thestreet.com
added May 7, 2013 07:22
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[Philippines] Combating child labor and improving the lives of tobacco farmers

The Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation Inc. (JVOFI), Cordillera Green Network (CGN), and the Child and Family Service Philippines Inc. (CFSPI) are in the forefront as partners of PMFTC in its corporate social responsibility programs to the towns that supply the
Business Mirror (ph)
added May 6, 2013 01:41
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New Mexico State University's Next President May Be A Climate Science Denier

From 1993 to 1998, Carruthers was the chairman of The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition (TASSC), a tobacco industry-funded lobby group that claims that the health risks of smoking and the threat of global warming are "junk science."
Think Progress (blog)
added May 6, 2013 05:15
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[New York] SAVE OUR STORES

SAVE OUR STORES is a coalition comprised of leaders from New York’s major associations of small grocers, bodegas, newsstands, convenience stores and tobacco product manufacturers – representing almost 10,000 licensed tobacco retailers and over 56,000 groc
SAVE OUR STORES (Altria)
added May 3, 2013 23:49
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NYC Groups Form Save Our Stores Coalition to Oppose Tobacco Sales Proposals

Representing almost 10,000 licensed tobacco retailers and more than 56,000 grocery-related employees from all five boroughs, leaders from major associations of small grocers, bodegas, newsstands and convenience stores join tobacco product manufacturers to
Convenience Store/Petroleum (CSPNet)
added May 3, 2013 23:44
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[New Mexico] Carruthers led effort backed by tobacco firm

Carruthers, Republican governor of New Mexico from 1987 to 1990 and currently one of five finalists for the presidency of New Mexico State University ... Carruthers, 73, downplayed his role as the public head of TASSC and distanced himself from Philip Mo
Albuquerque Journal
added May 3, 2013 01:41
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[New York] 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Challenge To NYC Tobacco Limits ($$)

The Second Circuit refused Wednesday to reconsider its ruling upholding a New York City law restricting the sale of flavored smokeless tobacco, rejecting an Altria Group Inc. unit's plea for a rehearing on the grounds the ordinance is federally preempted.
Law360
added May 2, 2013 17:33
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Major U.S. Companies Profit from Exploitative Labor Brokers

A new report by Pro-Publica and Marketplace looks at a system of Latino labor brokerage in cities across the US, a system which provides leading U.S. companies cheap labor whenever they need it, but leaves the workers with wages that are far below legal m
The Takeaway (NPR)
added May 2, 2013 15:47
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[New York] NY Case May Raise Stakes For Medical Monitoring Claims

The Second Circuit asked New York state's highest court on Wednesday to determine whether smokers can bring a stand-alone medical monitoring claim against a tobacco company if they are not injured, a significant development that could eventually make it m
Law360
added May 2, 2013 03:21
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