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Florida justices hear arguments in smoker's death

A high-profile lawyer representing three tobacco companies urged the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday to make it harder for thousands of sick smokers or their survivors to win lawsuits . . . David Boies, a New York lawyer who also represented Democrat A
AP - Associated Press
added Sep 7, 2012 11:43
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[Florida] Lillian Kaplan Dies Battling Big Tobacco

Sadly, the men and women who were most affected by Big Tobacco's lies are now dying. In fact, every year, nicotine delivery devices continue to claim the lives of over 440,000 Americans. Yet Big Tobacco continues to deny and delay. Soon the "Greatest Gene
PR Newswire
added Sep 18, 2012 00:19
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Analysis: FDA's Tobacco Transition

Herzog said concerning the transition from Deyton to Zeller, "While Deyton was viewed as being somewhat open and conciliatory to the industry, there have been some questions as to how Zeller's relationship with the industry will unfold," she wrote. "Altho
Convenience Store/Petroleum (CSPNet)
added Feb 27, 2013 12:03
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[Palestine] Yassar Arafat and the Radioactive Cigarette

Last week, the body of the late Palestinian leader Yassar Arafat was exhumed and tissue samples taken to be tested for signs of poisoning by the radioactive element polonium-210. As I wrote then, rumors have circulated since Arafat died in 2004 that thi
Wired
added Dec 6, 2012 14:29
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University of California at Los Angeles: Non-Reappointment of Controversial Professor

Dr. James Enstrom engaged in successful whistleblowing against a prominent member of the department, and there had been many years of debate between Enstrom and some of his colleagues over research on air pollution.
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)
added Aug 13, 2012 17:21
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[UK] Kate Middleton Topless Scandal Made Worse by Smoking?

Topless pictures are not so terribly scandalous, but the fact she was smoking in those pictures is pretty damning.
Gather
added Sep 15, 2012 18:46
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Butting Out: New Yorkers Vaping Up a Storm With E-Cigs

Though countries including Singapore, Hong Kong, Brazil, Australia and Lebanon have banned e-cigs, an estimated 2.5 million were sold in the U.S. last year. Here, they are available in disposable and rechargeable form everywhere from bodegas to newspaper
New York Observer
added Oct 17, 2012 03:05
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Tobacco Warriors Set Their Sights On The Grocery Store

Plaintiffs’ attorney Don Barrett, who won record settlements from Big Tobacco ten years ago and is among a host of lawyers seeking big paydays over the labeling issue, summed up the activist position in just two sentences, stating that mislabeling “is a
Fast Company
added Aug 27, 2012 14:38
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FDA names new head of tobacco products center

A Food and Drug Administration veteran who helped spearhead efforts to regulate the tobacco industry in the 1990s is taking over the agency's Center for Tobacco Products. Mitch Zeller will become the center's director on March 4, FDA Commissioner Margare
AP - Associated Press
added Feb 22, 2013 14:12
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[New York] Staying clean and green! Leonardo DiCaprio lights up an electronic cigarette to get his nicotine fix on film set

The actor – who is filming The Wolf of Wall Street – could be seen with the nifty device in his hand as he sat inside an eatery in East Harlem, New York.
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
added Jan 14, 2013 11:31
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