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Court ends tobacco company payments in Md., Pa. |
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Source:http://www.sunherald.com/,2009-11-08
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North Carolina's highest court ruled Friday that three cigarette companies no longer have to make payments to tobacco farmers in Maryland and Pennsylvania under a decade-old settlement.
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· Tobacco control
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Philip Morris drops challenge to SF tobacco ban |
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Source:http://www.kentucky.com/,2009-10-23
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Cigarette maker Philip Morris has dropped its lawsuit challenging San Francisco's prohibition on tobacco sales at pharmacies.
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· Business
International:
· USA
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Altria Group 3Q profit rises on cost-cutting |
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Source:http://www.kentucky.com/,2009-10-19
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The Marlboro Man roped in a larger portion of the cigarette market even as smokers bought fewer of Altria Group Inc.'s cigarettes in the third quarter.
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· Tobacco control
International:
· USA
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Judge dismisses suit against cigarette companies in deadly Ky. fire |
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Source:www.wate.com,2009-08-14
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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing cigarette giant Phillip Morris, another cigarette company and a furniture company of negligence in a central Kentucky house fire that killed 10 people.
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· Tobacco control
International:
· USA
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Pentagon won't ban war zone smoking, despite study |
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Source:http://www.journalgazette.net/,2009-07-13
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The Pentagon says it won't ban smoking by troops in war zones despite a recent study recommending a tobacco-free military.
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