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Light Cigarettes
Company Sued For Maketing 'Light' Smokes As Healthier
Jan 27, 2003
| AP
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Philip Morris Co., maker of Marlboro Lights and Cambridge Lights cigarettes, in which the plaintiffs...
Philip Morris Increased Toxicity Levels In Cigarettes Marketed As 'Light' To Keep Market Share
Jan 23, 2003
| PR Newswire
A former Philip Morris research director testified today in the first consumer fraud class action case on light cigarettes to be tried in the nation...
Cigarettes Deliver More Tar
Jan 23, 2003
| Belleville News-Democrat
Light cigarettes marketed by Phillip Morris Tobacco Inc. actually delivered higher levels of cancer-causing tar and nicotine, a former scientist for...
Philip Morris Accused of Leading Customers To Believe "Light" Brands Were Healthier
Jan 22, 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...
'Light' Cigarette Suit Begins
Jan 22, 2003
| Belleville News-Democrat
Sharon Price switched to light cigarettes in 1977, when she was pregnant for the first time."I thought if I went to a light, then I could quit," said...
Tobacco Industry Suits Open In La., Ill.
Jan 21, 2003
| AP
A lawsuit seeking to make Big Tobacco pay for smoking-cessation programs in Louisiana opened Tuesday with plaintiffs' accusations that cigarette...
Madison County Judge Begins Hearing Suit Over
Jan 21, 2003
| St. Louis Post Dispatch
A suit accusing tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris of lying to consumers about the dangers of smoking "light" cigarettes opened on Tuesday, marking...
Smokers Misled Over Safety of 'Light' Cigarettes
Jan 17, 2003
| www.clinnix.net
Have you been duped by the tobacco companies?Do you smoke low tar cigarettes thinking that they are healthier than normal ones? Do you think that low...
Menthol Cigarettes Have Lingering Effect
Dec 26, 2002
| HealthScout
The chemical by-products of nicotine linger longer in women who smoke menthol cigarettes, an Ohio State University study has found. The finding is...
Health Officials Crack Down On Misleading Cigarette Ads
Dec 18, 2002
| The China Post
Health officials yesterday said they want to forbid tobacco companies from using words like "light" or "soft" on cigarette packages and in...
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