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[India] Decide on tobacco ban plea: HC to Delhi govt
The city government was asked on Wednesday by the Delhi high court to examine and decide in two weeks a plea to ban the sale of tobacco products in Capital.
Aug 22, 2012
Hindustan Times (in)
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Aug 22, 2012 13:35
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[India] Court asks Delhi to decide on tobacco ban plea
The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the Delhi government to decide within two weeks upon a petition seeking a ban on tobacco products in the state.
Aug 22, 2012
Newstrack India (in)
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Aug 22, 2012 13:34
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[Australia] GITTINS: Big Tobacco - what have they been smoking?
If we'd only open our minds to what British American Tobacco and the others are saying, we'd see how remarkably public spirited they are. They're worried not for themselves but about the ''serious unintended consequences'' they fear plain packaging will
Aug 22, 2012
Sydney Morning Herald (au)
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Aug 22, 2012 02:22
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[Australia, New York] Will revolution in cigarette packaging make a global difference in battling tobacco health crisis
Rimmer said the "heyday of big tobacco" was over and though smoking was still growing in developing countries such as India, Indonesia and China it was "only a matter of time" before anti-tobacco measures reached those places. But Daube said "well over"
Aug 21, 2012
New York Daily News
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Aug 22, 2012 02:16
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[New York] Reynolds Asks 2nd Circ. To Quash $24M Tobacco Verdict ($$)
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. on Monday asked the Second Circuit to reverse a $24 million judgment awarded to a woman who developed throat cancer after years of smoking Salem cigarettes, saying the district court had blocked Reynolds from presenting potential
Aug 21, 2012
Law360
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Aug 22, 2012 02:09
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[South Africa] Research reveals dangers of tobacco farming
A Cape Times report notes that a review of research on the environmental health impact of tobacco farming found that it degraded the environment, harmed workers and ultimately led to the loss of land resources and biodiversity. The article highlights tob
Aug 21, 2012
Legal Brief Today (Juta & Company Ltd) (za)
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Aug 22, 2012 02:03
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[Illinois] Madison county judge hears arguments in historic tobacco lawsuit
A judge said today he would take into advisement arguments on whether to reinstate a historic lawsuit that resulted in a $10.1 billion verdict against tobacco giant Philip Morris.
Aug 21, 2012
St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch
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Aug 21, 2012 21:15
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[New Hampshire] NH court reverses ruling in light cigarette case
The New Hampshire Supreme Court Tuesday reversed a class-action certification in a lawsuit filed by consumers who claim tobacco giant Philip Morris violated the state's Consumer Protection Act by falsely labeling a brand of cigarettes as ''Marlboro Light
Aug 21, 2012
AP - Associated Press
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Aug 21, 2012 21:13
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[Australia] PLAIN PACKETS LOOM BUT PUFF LEFT IN TOBACCO INC.
The tobacco firms insist that the fight is not over -- Australia is still facing action at the World Trade Organization over the plan from Ukraine, Dominican Republic and Honduras, and an investment treaty lawsuit in Hong Kong. But Daube said the High C
Aug 19, 2012
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
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Aug 21, 2012 03:01
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[Australia] Tobacco challenges unlikely to succeed
Tobacco companies that are challenging plain packaging rules under international law following the Government’s High Court victory this week have little chance of success, legal academics have claimed.
Aug 17, 2012
Lawyers Weekly
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Aug 21, 2012 02:59