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The Verdict Is In: Findings from United States v. Philip Morris (PDF)

a distillation of verbatim excerpts from the decision, to equip policymakers, health advocates and the public with the facts about the tobacco companies and their executives: what they knew, when they knew it, and how they continue to mislead the public a
Public Health Law Center (William Mitchell College of Law)
added Dec 20, 2012 14:28
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EDITORIAL: Humiliation can sometimes be a form of justice

It is one thing when people accept risks they know about, but quite another when they are deceived about the known risks. Read more: http://www.yumasun.com/articles/companies-83856-tobacco-risks.html#ixzz2ExrujNw0
Yuma (AZ) Daily Sun
added Dec 13, 2012 15:10
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[UK] BLOODWORTH: Cigarette companies ordered to apologise, but is junk food the new tobacco?

In the case big tobacco, those who’ve suffered a deterioration in their health because of smoking do have a strong case: the tobacco industry did lie to them, and in doing so it behaved abominably. It would take a particularly cold heart to argue that sm
The Independent (uk)
added Dec 13, 2012 13:03
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LETTER: Just the Facts on Smoking

We applaud Judge Gladys Kessler's ruling ordering tobacco companies to publish corrective statements that say they lied to us about the dangers of smoking and that clearly state the deadly health effects of smoking. These statements are not "forced publi
New York Times
added Dec 6, 2012 02:42
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RILKOF: Big Tobacco Shouldn't Just Say 'My Bad,' They Should Make it Right

these companies should counteract their negative influence by enacting positive change. The money used for a two-year national advertisement campaign should instead be used towards health education in schools or programming for teenagers and adults.
GOOD Magazine
added Dec 5, 2012 13:21
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Corrective Statements: Final POS Retail Ruling Expected Soon

This footnote means that Kessler will issue a followup order and either eliminate the requirement for the manufacturers to place corrective statement posters in retail stores or change her order to take into account the rights of the innocent third parti
Convenience Store/Petroleum (CSPNet)
added Dec 4, 2012 16:59
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SIEGEL: D.C. District Court Approves Corrective Statements for Cigarette Companies; Rest of the Story Approves Corrective Statements for Federal Government

Here are the corrective statements that The Rest of the Story has approved: A. Serious Adverse Side Effects of Chantix The Rest of the Story has ruled that the Department of Health and Human Services is deceiving the American public about the potential
The Rest of the Story-Tobacco Analasys and Commentary (Michael Siegel blog)
added Dec 3, 2012 10:53
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[Maine] EDITORIAL: Big tobacco forced to admit years of deceit

That's 422,400 Americans a year. Year after year after year. The tobacco companies covered up and denied the medical evidence for years, even as they knew themselves it was true. It's time all Americans, including the 20 percent of Mainers who still sm
Lewiston (ME) Sun Journal
added Dec 2, 2012 13:55
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[New York] HYLAND: Another Voice: Recent court ruling helps to expose industry's lies

After years of lying, are tobacco companies now going to tell the truth? Time will tell whether the recent court order from U.S. District Court Judge Gladys Kessler will finally force the tobacco companies to admit they deliberately deceived the American
Buffalo (NY) News
added Dec 2, 2012 13:47
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Letter: It's about time tobacco companies are ordered to tell the truth

We should have more people out there like her. (God bless you, Judge Gladys Kessler.) If this action would have taken place a long time ago, maybe my mother would still be here instead of in her grave.
NJ.com
added Dec 1, 2012 13:32
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