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Tobacco Groups Win Challenge to FDA Cigarette Label Rule
In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington today ruled that Food and Drug Administration regulations mandating visual-image warnings of smoking’s health risks, along with the telephone number 1-800-QUIT-NOW, are “unabashed attempts to evo
Aug 24, 2012
Business Week/Bloomberg
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Aug 24, 2012 14:45
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D.C. Circuit rules against graphic tobacco labels
A federal appeals court has ruled cigarette companies do not have to display graphic images of diseased lungs and a cadaver with chest staples on their packaging.
Aug 24, 2012
Legal NewsLine
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Aug 24, 2012 14:41
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[Canada] NEW BRUNSWICK v. ROTHMANS, et. al. [Tobacco companies' statement of defence] (PDF)
Aug 20, 2012
DocumentCloud.org
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Aug 24, 2012 14:34
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[China] EDITORIAL: Australia's plain tobacco packaging
The tactics needed to fight the battle against tobacco are known, but it is strong political leadership in implementation that will ultimately achieve the goal.
Aug 24, 2012
The Lancet (uk)
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Aug 24, 2012 05:58
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[Canada] Tobacco companies say N.B. tax revenues outweigh health costs
Call for lawsuit to be dismissed
Aug 20, 2012
CBC News (ca)
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Aug 24, 2012 05:31
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[New Hampshire] LAWRENCE v. PHILIP MORRIS USA (PDF)
Given the volume of information available to consumers from 1976 to 1995 about the compensation phenomenon, we conclude, as a matter of law, that the number of class members exposed to this information was not de minimis.
Aug 21, 2012
New Hampshire Supreme Court
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Aug 24, 2012 02:04
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[Rhode Island] Providence takes on big tobacco in federal court over ordinances to curb tobacco sales to teens
City leaders in January passed ordinances prohibiting stores from selling discounted tobacco and non-cigarette fruit- and candy-flavored tobacco products, such as cigars and cigarillos. The National Association of Tobacco Outlets and tobacco companies su
Aug 23, 2012
Providence (RI) Journal-Bulletin
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Aug 24, 2012 01:44
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[Illinois] Circuit judge hears arguments on reinstating $10 billion verdict against Philip Morris
Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth heard arguments Tuesday by attorney Stephen Tillery on why Ruth should reinstate a $10.1 billion verdict against Philip Morris over deceptive advertising of “light” cigarettes
Aug 22, 2012
St. Louis (MO) Business Journal
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Aug 24, 2012 01:35
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[Australia] GREENHOUSE: The Free Speech Puzzle
I’ve been thinking a lot about the First Amendment lately because I find its current state to be such a puzzle. Last November, when I read Judge Leon’s opinion in an earlier chapter of the F.D.A. case, a preliminary injunction that blocked the cigarette
Aug 22, 2012
New York Times Blogs
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Aug 24, 2012 01:34
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[Illinois] Ruth makes it clear that Philip Morris labeling case will not end with him
There was a lot of back-and-forth between the attorneys and Ruth during the nearly eight-hour long hearing this week. The judge asked dozens of questions to both Tillery and Lombardi on various aspects of the pending motion, as well as on the case in gen
Aug 23, 2012
Madison County (IL) Record
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Aug 24, 2012 00:53