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| Negotiations Are Stalled in New York Smoking Suit, Lawyers Say |
Negotiations between smokers' lawyers and two major tobacco companies to resolve a federal case in New York have stalled and may fall apart, lawyers representing both sides said yesterday. |
11/10/00 |
| Tobacco Cos. Stop Negotiating |
NEW YORK (AP) - Negotiations by two tobacco companies to reach a nationwide settlement that would protect them against punitive damage claims have broken off, lawyers involved in the talks said. |
11/10/00 |
| Study: Nicotine causes selective damage in brain |
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Scientists say cigarettes' most addictive component -- nicotine -- may also lead to degeneration in a region of the brain that affects emotional control, sexual arousal, REM sleep and seizures. |
11/09/00 |
| Tobacco Stocks Rise, Anticipate Bush Win |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tobacco-related shares gained some ground on Wednesday morning in anticipation that George W. Bush will prevail in the closest U.S. presidential election in history, analysts said. |
11/08/00 |
| Smoking Tied to Anxiety Disorders in Young Adults |
TUESDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthScout) -- Young people who smoke are likely to become adults with anxiety disorders, a new study finds, and experts believe it's because the habit can leave them literally gasping for breath. |
11/08/00 |
| Smoking Rates Vary Widely by State |
TUESDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthScout) -- What state you call home could mean a huge difference in how many adults around you smoke, a new survey shows. |
11/08/00 |
| Court rejects tobacco pleas |
One after another, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Robert Kaye swiftly rejected 46 pleas by Big Tobacco to throw out a 5 billion judgment for Florida's sick smokers -- formally ending the landmark class-action case in the trial court. |
11/07/00 |
| Tobacco Cos. Post 0M Bond Appeal |
MIAMI (AP) - Industry-leading Philip Morris Inc. posted a 0 million appeal bond Tuesday to contest a record 5 billion award won by Florida smokers against the nation's leading cigarette makers. |
11/07/00 |
| Tobacco Shares Higher After Legal News |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of most U.S. tobacco companies gained ground on Monday amid a report that two companies may settle punitive-damage claims against them, while the European Commission said it was suing two others over alleged involvement in ciga |
11/06/00 |
| EU sues U.S. tobacco firms over smuggling |
BRUSSELS, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The European Union said on Monday it was suing U.S. tobacco giants Philip Morris and RJ Reynolds for their alleged involvement in smuggling cigarettes into the bloc. |
11/06/00 |
| Lorillard, Liggett Close to Billion Settlement |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tobacco companies Lorillard and Liggett have tentatively agreed to pay a total of billion to settle punitive-damage claims against them in nearly a dozen lawsuits pending in federal court in New York, according to published reports |
11/06/00 |
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