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RICHMOND, Va. - The nation's largest cigarette manufacturers on Thursday said the Justice Department's proposed corrective statements about smoking's dangers are inflammatory and inaccurate and violate guidelines set by the court overseeing the lawsuit.
The tobacco companies, including Philip Morris USA, maker of top- selling Marlboro cigarettes, also asked a U.S. district judge to toss out the 12-year-old lawsuit, saying the Food and Drug Administration's authority over the industry makes the court's involvement unnecessary.See the full content of this document
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Tobacco Companies Fire Back On Proposed Ads
Last week, the Justice Department released 14 "corrective statements" that it says the companies should be required to make as part of the...
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