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[Canada] Day 122: Vaccinating key evidence against appeals.

The entire sitting day was spent instead determining whether documents could be entered onto the trial record under the "2870" provisions of the Quebec Civil Code. (This is a mechanism by which statements made by witnesses can be admitted even if they do
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
added Mar 8, 2013 17:22
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[Arkansas] Philip Morris USA Inc.: Private Company Information

A Pulaski County Circuit judge set a threeday hearing for October to determine whether a 9-year-old lawsuit against Philip Morris USA Inc. can proceed as class-action litigation. The suit seeks to pit every Arkansas smoker of Marlboro Lights over a 38-ye
Business Week/Bloomberg
added Mar 8, 2013 06:13
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[Europe] Ombudsman launches investigation into Dalli departure

The European Ombudsman today (6 March) launched an investigation into the resignation of John Dalli as European commissioner for health and consumer policy, and asked the European Commission to hand over all files relating to his departure.
European Voice (be)
added Mar 7, 2013 14:37
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[Canada] Day 121: A natural experiment in courtroom tactics

Quebecers might want to be alert to the fact that Imperial Tobacco has a survey "in the works" that will look at "whether any of the conduct of the defendants had any impact on any class member." ... Justice Riordan asked a more basic question. "You are d
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
added Mar 7, 2013 13:33
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SCHULTZ: Camel Crush: A Not-So-New Innovation by Our Friends at Big Tobacco

So it appears to have gone with Camel Crush. In May 2012, Business Insider reported that Camel had enjoyed a 21% increase in market share among 12-17 year-old children—“a gain attributable to the Camel Crush cigarette which switches from plain to mentho
Ring Of Fire Radio: Robert Kennedy Jr, Mike Papantonio and Sam Seder
added Mar 2, 2013 23:19
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[Florida] RJ Reynolds ordered to pay $40.5 million by Ft. Lauderdale, FL jury

A Broward County Jury has awarded the Estate of James Schoeff $40.5 ... At the height of the conspiracy the defendant infiltrated every aspect of life. They spent over one-half billion dollars funding a vast lobbying effort to control the government and
Legal-eze - Litigation Consulting & Graphics
added Feb 19, 2013 17:53
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[Canada] Day 114: Wayne Knox - the Wild Card

Time flew by on Thursday during the testimony of Wayne Knox in the 17th floor courtroom of Montreal's Palais de Justice. He was the forty-first witness at the tobacco trials, and one of the most informative, insightful and entertaining witnesses to date.
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
added Feb 15, 2013 14:43
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‘To quarterback behind the scenes, third-party efforts’: the tobacco industry and the Tea Party

Rather than being a purely grassroots movement that spontaneously developed in 2009, the Tea Party has developed over time, in part through decades of work by the tobacco industry and other corporate interests. It is important for tobacco control advocate
Tobacco Control
added Feb 9, 2013 10:45
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‘To quarterback behind the scenes, third-party efforts’: the tobacco industry and the Tea Party

Rather than being a purely grassroots movement that spontaneously developed in 2009, the Tea Party has developed over time, in part through decades of work by the tobacco industry and other corporate interests. It is important for tobacco control advocate
Tobacco Control
added Feb 9, 2013 10:45
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[California] Richard Fink: The Koch Brothers’ Big Tobacco Man Behind the Kochtopus Curtain

relatively few people have heard of Richard Fink. And even fewer know of his connections to Big Tobacco – connections which may have influenced the creation and actions of Koch-funded front groups for decades to come. With the Kochs’ support, Fink estab
The Checks and Balances Project
added Feb 6, 2013 05:41
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