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  2. Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement - Wikipedia

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    The tobacco companies were successful against these lawsuits. Only two plaintiffs ever prevailed, and both of those decisions were reversed on appeal. [5] As scientific evidence mounted in the 1980s, tobacco companies claimed contributory negligence as they asserted adverse health effects were previously unknown or lacked substantial credibility.

  3. 2019–2020 vaping lung illness outbreak - Wikipedia

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    Critics of vaping bans state that vaping is a much safer alternative to smoking tobacco products and that vaping bans incentivize people to return to smoking cigarettes. [127] For example, critics cite the British Journal of Family Medicine in August 2015 which stated, "E-cigarettes are 95% safer than traditional smoking."

  4. Smoker protection law - Wikipedia

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    Not specific to tobacco use, covers all lawful activities but has been interpreted by the courts as not creating any new substantive rights Colorado: 1990 CO REV. STAT. ANN § 24-34-402.5 Not specific to tobacco use, covers all lawful activities Connecticut: 2003 CT GEN. STAT. ANN. § 31-40s District of Columbia: 1993 D.C. CODE ANN. § 7-1703.3 ...

  5. I Can't Quit You, Big Tobacco - AOL

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    Big Tobacco is being hit by challenges across the spectrum -- lawsuits, declining smoking rates, and new packaging rules -- but some companies have been able to claim victories of a sort. Altria ...

  6. $23.6 Billion Awarded To Widow In Smoking Lawsuit - AOL

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    A Florida jury awarded a smoker's widow one of the largest ever legal wins against a tobacco company - a whopping $23.6 billion in punitive damages. Cynthia Robinson sued the R. J. Reynolds ...

  7. US Supreme Court rejects tobacco firms' appeal over graphic ...

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    The justices turned away an appeal by RJ Reynolds and other tobacco companies of a lower court's ruling that found that a set of health warnings required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

  8. Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc. - Wikipedia

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    Surgeon General's Warning; Live Press Conference; January 1964 First Report on Smoking. Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc., 505 U.S. 504 (1992), was a United States Supreme Court case. In a split opinion, the Court held that the Surgeon General's warning did not preclude lawsuits by smokers against tobacco companies on the basis of several claims.

  9. The $200 billion playbook that kneecapped Big Tobacco is ...

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    A source close to the plaintiffs in the lawsuit against TikTok and the other social media firms told Fortune that the tobacco litigation is an apt parallel to the current situation. In particular ...

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