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beelikejNews that's been on my mind this week:
Cigarette makers lose appeal in landmark case
By NEDRA PICKLER - Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal appeals court on Friday agreed with the major elements of a 2006 landmark ruling that found the nation's top tobacco companies guilty of racketeering and fraud for deceiving the public about the dangers of smoking.
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"The government presented evidence from the 1950s and continuing through the following decades demonstrating that the defendant manufacturers were aware - increasingly so as they conducted more research - that smoking causes disease, including lung cancer," the appeals court wrote in a 92-page opinion.
The government also argued the manufacturers lied about the dangers of secondhand smoke, manipulated cigarettes to maintain addiction, intentionally marketed to youth and destroyed documents to hide the dangers and protect themselves in litigation. (Source)
Similar stories that use bigger words:
U.S. appeals court agrees tobacco companies lied
U.S. court upholds ruling that tobacco companies deceived public
I have a lot of thoughts about this, but I'm too tired of explaining over and over again, so I'm just going to sit back and enjoy being right.
Cigarette makers lose appeal in landmark case
By NEDRA PICKLER - Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal appeals court on Friday agreed with the major elements of a 2006 landmark ruling that found the nation's top tobacco companies guilty of racketeering and fraud for deceiving the public about the dangers of smoking.
[...]
"The government presented evidence from the 1950s and continuing through the following decades demonstrating that the defendant manufacturers were aware - increasingly so as they conducted more research - that smoking causes disease, including lung cancer," the appeals court wrote in a 92-page opinion.
The government also argued the manufacturers lied about the dangers of secondhand smoke, manipulated cigarettes to maintain addiction, intentionally marketed to youth and destroyed documents to hide the dangers and protect themselves in litigation. (Source)
Similar stories that use bigger words:
U.S. appeals court agrees tobacco companies lied
U.S. court upholds ruling that tobacco companies deceived public
I have a lot of thoughts about this, but I'm too tired of explaining over and over again, so I'm just going to sit back and enjoy being right.
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Date: 2009-05-26 12:58 pm (UTC)Heh. :'3
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Date: 2009-05-26 08:58 pm (UTC)