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[Canada] Day 154: A long-ago view from the top
The Honourable Marc Lalonde, PC, OC, QC is the witness at the Montreal tobacco trials most likely to appear in "Who's Who." This is a man with an impressive political record. Between 1972 and 1984, he held not one but 7 federal portfolios (health, sport
Jun 18, 2013
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
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Jun 18, 2013 13:33
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[New York] AUDIO: Blair Horner: A Big Gift For Big Tobacco?
Lawmakers are considering legislation that would give a gift to the tobacco industry. Under the proposal, tobacco companies – and only tobacco companies, no other types of businesses – would not have to post a bond that is the equivalent of the judgment
Jun 18, 2013
WAMC/Northeast Public Radio (Albany, NY)
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Jun 18, 2013 12:54
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Massachusetts ruling could invite more tobacco suits
Massachusetts' highest court has ruled that cigarettes' addictive qualities do not give cigarette makers "special protection" from product liability claims, a move that could make the state a hotbed for tobacco plaintiffs. The Massachusetts Supreme Court
Jun 18, 2013
Thomson Reuters
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Jun 18, 2013 12:23
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[California] ARCHIVE: Tobacco Industry's Growing Power: Bad Acts, Lessons Learned, and New Tricks
The first speaker at the 2012 American Public Health Association (APHA) conference’s two-hour session on tobacco was Ms. Sharon Eubanks ... Dr. Robert Proctor spoke about the case for tobacco abolition ... Cynthia Hallett of No Smoke spoke about the re
Nov 8, 2012
Doc Gurley (blog)
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Jun 18, 2013 11:40
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Can new FDA graphic warning labels for tobacco pass a first amendment legal challenge?
In an analysis of legal and scientific issues for graphic warning labels published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, John Kraemer, JD, MPH, outlines how the courts will likely analyze graphic warnings and identifies what health evidence mus
Jun 18, 2013
Science Codex
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Jun 18, 2013 06:11
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[Pennsylvania] Pa. Attorney General files suit over 'tax-free' online cigarette sales operation
The suit, filed on June 11 in federal court in Harrisburg, alleges that William Achord, Philip Jimerson, Heidi Jimerson and Wendy Boon sold cigarettes through various websites with instructions that consumers would not be subject to state taxes if they
Jun 17, 2013
The Pennsylvania Record
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Jun 17, 2013 12:36
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[Louisiana] Seaman's widow files lawsuit over husband's exposure to asbestos, cigarettes and tobacco
Davalie was constantly exposed to asbestos friable fibers, causing him to breathe into his system carcinogenic asbestos dust. The various defendants are accused of maintaining each respective vessel in an unsafe, unseaworthy condition causing the crewmen
Jun 12, 2013
The Louisiana Record
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Jun 17, 2013 12:32
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[Florida] Fla. court upholds damages in smoking case
A Florida appeals court is upholding a $20 million punitive damage award won by the widow of a lifelong Florida smoker against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Jun 15, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Jun 15, 2013 18:32
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Fla. Smoker's Widow Can Be Added To Personal Injury Suit ($$)
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the personal representative of a deceased smoker may be added to a pending personal injury action against tobacco companies and can pursue both survival damages as well as a wrongful death claim. The high
Jun 13, 2013
Law360
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Jun 15, 2013 18:25
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[Europe] BRAUCHLI: Cigarettes and Senators
Consider Senators Mitch McConnell (R - KY) and Richard Burr (R - N.C.). ... The money that cigarettes have paid the two men, as well as some of their colleagues, makes them understandably sensitive to the well-being of their donors and they have expresse
Jun 14, 2013
Huffington Post (blog)
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Jun 15, 2013 16:30