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Light Cigarettes
'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...
Philip Morris Must Pay $10.1BN In 'Lights' Case
Mar 23, 2003
| FT.COM
Philip Morris was on Friday ordered to pay $10.1bn damages by a judge who ruled that the world's biggest cigarette maker had deceived smokers into...
Philip Morris Ordered To Pay $10.1 Bil. In Light Cigarette Suit
Mar 23, 2003
| AP
A judge Friday ordered cigarette maker Philip Morris USA to pay $10.1 billion for misleading smokers into believing its light cigarettes are less...
Philip Morris Case Brings Threat of Fresh Suits
Mar 23, 2003
| FT.COM
The tobacco industry is bracing itself for a series of lawsuits claiming companies misled smokers into thinking "light" cigarettes were safer than...
Philip Morris Gets Hit With $10.1 Billion Award
Mar 21, 2003
| www.thestreet.com
Philip Morris has been ordered to pay a $10.1 billion judgment in a class-action case brought by smokers who claim they were deceived by claims that...
"Light" Cigarette Case Is A Milestone
Mar 8, 2003
| Post-Dispatch
Lawyers in a class-action case against tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris USA will ask a Madison County judge on Monday to assess at least $21...
Experts Say Low-Nicotine Cigarettes Just A Ploy
Mar 3, 2003
| The Gloucester County Times
The Vector Group is on a mission to provide smokers with nicotine content alternatives, though experts contend the company is just blowing smoke....
Suit Accuses Philip Morris of Deception
Jan 27, 2003
| AP
Sharon Price switched from smoking regular cigarettes to brands labeled "light" when she was pregnant in the 1970s. "I knew the better choice was to...
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