Categories: · Others International: · USA |
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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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Categories: · Tobacco control International: · Worldwide |
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Philip Morris, retailer to fight Irish display ban |
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Source:http://www.marketwatch.com/,2009-10-28
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Philip Morris International, the New York tobacco company, and an Irish retailer plan a lawsuit to challenge Ireland's ban on display of tobacco products in retail stores, a law that went into effect July 1. Philip Morris and the owner of Timony News, Maurice Timony, said on Monday that they would file the suit on Tuesday with the High Court in Dublin. Because the law prohibits licensed tobacco sellers from displaying tobacco products, customers cannot see the wares, Philip Morris and Timony said in a statement. The law "severely restricts" the plaintiffs' "ability to provide trade and services, thus violating Irish constitutional law and [European Union] law," they said. Outside Ireland, they said, Iceland and some Canadian provinces have similar bans on tobacco displays. "We know from our experience in Iceland that a total ban on tobacco display does not work, is costly to implement and ineffective at reducing smoking levels," Philip Morris said in the statement.
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Categories: · Tobacco control International: · USA |
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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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Categories: · 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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Categories: · Others International: · India |
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Smokers being mislead by branding on cigarette packets |
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Source:http://www.expressindia.com/,2009-10-16
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London Branding on cigarette packets is being done in such a manner that they mislead smokers into believing some products to be less harmful than others, according to a study.
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