Tobacco companies fight for 'light'
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A group of tobacco companies asked a federal judge on Thursday to let them continue marketing "low tar" and "light" cigarettes overseas, two weeks after she banned the practice in the United States.
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Michigan's top two health officials want tobacco companies to stop making flavored cigarettes, arguing that names such as "Winter Mocha Mint" and "Warm Winter Toffee" target children and adults who aren't smokers.
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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 $280 billion suit against cigarette makers.
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A new ruling has given class action status to smokers who bought cigarettes marketed as lower risk for potentially large anti-tobacco lawsuit
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Ban is lauded by health advocates, but critics see it as an attack on business owners, smokers.
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Smokeless tobacco power UST wants smokers to go smokeless. Seems to be working.
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Many companies are seeking to reduce their medical bills by paying for programs to help employees stop smoking.
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A group of heavy Marlboro smokers have filed a lawsuit in federal court in Boston, asking Philip Morris USA to pay for screenings that may detect the early stages of lung cancer, court documents showed on Friday.
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Major cigarette makers went on trial  on Tuesday in the U.S. government's $280 billion case, which  charges the tobacco industry with deliberately deceiving the  public about the risks of smoking since the 1950s.
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US lawsuit against tobacco firms that "duped" smokers over low-tar cigarettes get the go-ahead.
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FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- Tobacco companies were working as recently as three years ago to contradict research that strengthened the scientific link between smoking and cancer, a new report based on industry documents claims.
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A $200 billion U.S. lawsuit filed by   "light" cigarette smokers gained class action status on Monday,   hammering shares of U.S. tobacco companies.
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A US lawsuit, claiming tobacco firms  duped smokers into thinking low tar cigarettes are less harmful, gets the go ahead.
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Philip Morris plans to introduce two shorter Marlboros to appeal to people who want a quicker smoke. Marlboro Reds and Lights that are a half-inch shorter than the regular versions will be shipped starting Jan.
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Senate and House leaders last night fought over new health regulations for tobacco, a dispute that threatens to derail a broader bill designed to end a trade war with Europe and dole out billions in new corporate tax breaks.
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A lawsuit accusing tobacco companies of  defrauding smokers into thinking "light" cigarettes were safer  than regular brands can proceed as a class action, a federal  judge in New York ruled on Monday.
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A tobacco industry lawyer sought to  fend off accusations that cigarette makers waged a deceptive  campaign to blunt concerns over secondhand smoke as he  testified on Wednesday in the government's $280 billion suit  against the industry.