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[Canada] Day 134: Yes. Yes. Yes. No. Yes. Yes. No. Yes....

This afternoon was spent with more finishing touches to the "plaintiffs' proof" and a review of whether a couple of dozen documents could qualify under the "2870" rule that can convert historic documents into trial evidence.
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
added Apr 9, 2013 11:49
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[UK-Scotland] Anger as tobacco firm contests benefits of plain packaging

Health campaigners have condemned a global tobacco company over its advertising campaign challenging the Scottish Government’s plan to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes. Japan Tobacco International (JTI) – makers of Silk Cut and Benson & Hedges –
The Independent (uk)
added Apr 8, 2013 09:29
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[UK] Tobacco industry mounts rear guard action against plain packaging

Jorge da Motta, managing director of JTI UK said: “We are using this media campaign to demonstrate that in 2011 even the Department of Health accepted that these proposals are not supported by any hard evidence.
The Drum (uk)
added Apr 8, 2013 09:10
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[UK] Silk Cut maker fights plain packaging

A cigarette manufacturer is turning to the Freedom of Information Act in its latest move to fight Government proposals for mandatory plain packaging for tobacco products.
Electronic Telegraph (uk)
added Apr 9, 2013 14:39
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[Canada] Day 133: Iron (Mountain) Filings

The only item of business was the (likely final) testimony of Jacques LaRivière, the former head of public relations for the Canadian Tobacco Manufacturers Association. It was a much more relaxed Mr. LaRivière than this witness had seemed
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
added Apr 5, 2013 11:24
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[Canada] Day 131: Still more finishing touches

Although the court was not sitting last week, time did not stand still. Two rulings were released during the recess. The Court of Appeal gave an initial response ruled on Imperial Tobacco's request for a review of Justice Riordan's decisions to admit do
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
added Apr 3, 2013 12:01
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[UK] Have you suppressed research into smoking and health?

lawyers and anti-smoking activists have searched the files looking for some evidence that we knew and concealed research that proved that smoking caused disease or that smoking was addictive. None has been identified. There is none.
British American Tobacco (BAT)
added Mar 25, 2013 20:40
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[Canada] Day 126: Are we nearly there yet?

Because documents from dead people are allowed, the plaintiffs were able to introduce many letters, speeches and reports authored by or sent to former presidents of Imperial Tobacco - John Keith, Paul Paré, Ed Wood - and senior officials from British Ame
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
added Mar 15, 2013 06:03
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[Canada, USA] Day 125: William Anthony Farone

Today was the first of his two-day appearance and the plaintiffs must be very happy with how it went. Not only did he allow some "hot documents" to become evidence, he kept the judge rapt with his stories of shenanigans in the boardrooms of Philip Morris
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
added Mar 14, 2013 01:56
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[Canada] Day 123: Wayne Knox. "Brilliant!"

Mr. Wayne Knox, the former head of Imperial Tobacco's Planning Group, returned today to pick up where he had left off .. The result was an interview that could have been mistaken for a university lecture on cigarette marketing in the 1970s and early 1980
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
added Mar 13, 2013 01:55
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