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[Massachusetts] Court Upholds $35 Million In Compensatory Damages To Smokers' Family In Wrongful Death Case Against Lorillard But Sends Much Of Case Back For Further Action
the Court found that Newport cigarettes are "defective" products. Cigarette companies have long argued that cigarettes aren't "defective" under the law because cigarettes are inherently dangerous. But this Court determined that the real question is whethe
Jun 11, 2013
PR Newswire
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Jun 11, 2013 23:36
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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules that all cigarettes sold in Massachusetts are defective
What this means is that, as a matter of law in Massachusetts, any cigarette sold that addicts or maintains the nicotine addiction of consumers is defective. That would include just about every cigarette sold in Massachusetts.
Jun 11, 2013
Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI)
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Jun 11, 2013 13:58
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[Massachusetts] SJC splits decision in cigarette samples appeal
The state's highest court says the family of a late Boston woman who got free cigarette samples as a child can keep $35 million in punitive damages awarded in a lawsuit against the tobacco company. But justices Tuesday threw out an $81 million compensato
Jun 11, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Jun 11, 2013 11:59
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[Massachusetts] Willie EVANS, executor, [FN1] vs. LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY.
We conclude that the jury were adequately instructed regarding the claim of wrongful death based on the breach of the implied warranty of merchantability, that the evidence supports the jury's verdict finding such a breach, that this breach alone supports
Jun 11, 2013
Westlaw (Thompson West)
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Jun 11, 2013 11:55
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[Massachusetts] Mass. high court partially overturns landmark tobacco case award
The Supreme Judicial Court upheld the award of compensatory damages to the woman’s son and her estate, but struck down the award of punitive damages. “We affirm the judgment only in part,” the court said in a unanimous 82-page opinion written by Justic
Jun 11, 2013
Boston (MA) Globe
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Jun 11, 2013 11:47
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California anti-tobacco advocates urge FDA to ban menthol in cigarettes as part of World No Tobacco Day
“Menthol in cigarettes is a public health hazard; it makes it easier for our youth to start smoking, it keeps people smoking, and often prevents them from quitting,” said Carol McGruder, co-chair of the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council
Jun 9, 2013
San Francisco Bay View
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Jun 10, 2013 10:20
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[California] Report: Local Asian Immigrant Men Triple Average Smoking Rate - Cupertino, CA Patch
According to the Santa Clara County Public Health Department, "Asian male immigrants, in particular the Filipino and Cambodian populations, have three times the smoking rate compared to the county’s overall adult smoking rate." Cupertino has a 63 percent
Jun 3, 2013
Patch.org
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Jun 4, 2013 17:06
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[California] Black Group Asks FDA to Snuff Out Menthol Cigarettes
the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council is using the day to urge the Food and Drug Administration to ban menthol in tobacco products, arguing that menthol masks the harsh taste of tobacco, encouraging more African Americans to smoke and to
May 31, 2013
New America Media
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May 31, 2013 17:12
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[New York] Tech-Cigarette.com Announces the Closure of Cigarette Shops in China Town
May 16, 2013
SBWire
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May 17, 2013 10:50
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[Australia, Canada, UK, USA] IS SMOKING BEHAVIOR CULTURALLY DETERMINED? EVIDENCE FROM BRITISH IMMIGRANTS (PDF)
culture also predicts health outcomes like smoking participation. We find that culture matters for the smoking behavior of sons and daughters of British immigrants in Australia and the US, and daughters of British immigrants in South Africa. We find th
May 13, 2013
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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May 13, 2013 09:12