Yes to surfin', but no to smokin' Malibu begins enforcing smoking ban on beachesA surfer walks past a no-smoking sign in Solana Beach, California. Solana Beach was the first California city to ban smoking at the beach in September 2003 and now many others are following.
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Tobacco Firms Tricked Smokers for Decades - LawyerMIAMI (Reuters) - Big
Tobacco deceived Americans for half a century, a lawyer for sick
smokers said on Monday in final arguments to Miami jurors who may soon hand U.S. cigarette makers the largest punitive damages judgement ever.
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Jury may sting Big Tobacco with massive punishmentMIAMI, July 9 (Reuters) - After more than two years at trial, a Miami jury, which has judged Big
Tobacco liable for the sicknesses of hundreds of thousands of smokers, this week takes up what could potentially be multibillion-dollar damage awards.
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