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Knesset Panel Uphold Ban On
Jan 6, 2004 | www.haaretzdaily.com
The Knesset's Finance Committee approved Tuesday a ban on the term "light" to describe cigarettes that supposedly contain a lower level of nicotine...
New York Jury Awards Widow $350,000 In Tobacco Lawsuit
Dec 19, 2003 | AP
A jury awarded $350,000 to a woman who blamed a tobacco company after her husband a smoker for more than four decades died of lung cancer.It was the...
New Wave Of Tobacco Litigation Threatens State Settlements
Jul 14, 2003 | AP
Two Minnesota cases are part of a new wave of tobacco lawsuits that endanger the billions of dollars in settlement money from the industry that state...
Class-Action Suit Claims 'Light,' 'Mild' Cigarettes Deceptive
May 9, 2003 | Vancouver Sun
A B.C. man is suing Canada's largest tobacco company alleging that Imperial Tobacco engaged in "deceptive trade practices" in the marketing of its...
Imperial Tobacco Faces Lawsuit Over 'Light' Cigarettes
May 9, 2003 | CBC News
A class action lawsuit was filed against Canada's largest tobacco company for alleged deceptive marketing practices. The suit filed in B.C.'s Supreme...
Philip Morris Faces New Suit
May 7, 2003 | AP
Another lawsuit has been filed in Madison County accusing Philip Morris USA of misleading smokers into believing that "light" cigarettes are safer...
New Lawsuit Filed Against Philip Morris
May 6, 2003 | AP
Another lawsuit has been filed in Madison County accusing Philip Morris USA of misleading smokers into believing that light-brand cigarettes are...
'Light' Cigarettes Mislead Smokers
Apr 21, 2003 | www.haaretzdaily.com
In Israel, as in Europe and the United States, cigarette makers and legal authorities are weighing the legality and legitimacy of using terms such as...
“Light” Cigarettes Deemed Fraud by Israel Cancer Society
Apr 2, 2003 | www.arutzsheva.org
The Israel Cancer Society has announced that cigarettes deemed "light" are as just as hazardous to smokers' health as regular cigarettes, and...
New Study Exposes Truth Behind Philip Morris Name Change: Tobacco Giant Hoping to Improve Image Without Sacrificing Tobacco Profits
Mar 27, 2003 | PRNewswire
In a hard-hitting study released today, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco use Philip Morris internal documents to expose the...
Light Cigarettes
