US tobacco firms set for trial
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America&#39;s largest tobacco companies go on trial on Tuesday as they face a $280bn (Â£156bn) government lawsuit. Opening arguments will be heard in the case, in which the Justice Department accuses the companies
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The company faces a pivotal clinical trial.
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The US Supreme Court said Friday it would consider whether smokers of cigarettes marketed as "light" could sue the makers for deception on the grounds that they were just as harmful as regular smokes.
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The nicotine in cigarettes is habit-forming but is not the sole cause of addiction, a tobacco company executive argued during testimony on Tuesday in the government's &#36;280 billion suit against cigarette makers.
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The board of the parent company of Philip Morris USA and Philip Morris International is to meet next week to decide whether to spin off the international arm of its cigarette business, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
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Tobacco officials are expected to appeal a ruling by an NC judge that halted millions in compensation to growers by cigarette companies as local farmers struggle to make their budgets and plan for next season.
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Tobacco giant Philip Morris/Altria put on its political party clothes recently, but it may soon be dressing for a wake. Under fire from the Department of Justice and facing
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It has taken five years of pretrial skirmishing, but testimony will finally begin  Tuesday in the government's massive racketeering case against the tobacco industry for allegedly defrauding and misleading the American public for almost 50 years about the health risks of cigarette smoking.
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Cigarette companies have been honest in highlighting the "dangerous" risks of smoking, a lawyer for the tobacco industry has told a US court.
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A $280bn government lawsuit against the largest cigarette manufacturers in the United States begins on Tuesday with both sides confident of victory.
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The board of the parent company of  Philip Morris USA and Philip Morris International is to meet  next week to decide whether to spin off the international arm  of its cigarette business, The New York Times reported on  Saturday.
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US prosecutors will try to overturn a court ruling that threw out its claim for $280bn in damages from the nation's major tobacco firms.
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On the eve of a $280bn racketeering trial of cigarette majors, political and legal uncertainties are still seen hanging over the US governmentâs long-awaited case.
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A new global treaty on tobacco is sure to be trouble for tobacco companies.
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After five years of preparation, the federal government expects to take the nation&#39;s tobacco industry to court today, alleging massive fraud and seeking a $280 billion penalty
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U.S. opens $280 billion fraud trial against tobacco industry, alleging the biggest companies worked together for decades to mislead the public about the dangers of smoking.
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A U.S. judge is expected on Monday to  rule on whether to certify as a class action a lawsuit that  accuses tobacco companies of defrauding smokers into thinking  "light" cigarettes were safer than regular brands, according to  notice sent to lawyers in the case.