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Ruling Could Cripple U.S. Case Vs. Tobacco
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| Contributor | Bob |
| Last Edited | Bob Feb 04, 2005 08:47pm |
| Category | Press Release |
| News Date | Feb 04, 2005 12:00am |
| Description | AP) - An appeals court Friday dealt a major blow to the government's attempt to hold the tobacco industry accountable for decades of alleged deceit about the dangers of smoking, ruling the Justice Department can't seek $280 billion in penalties. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found the government could not use a federal racketeering law to seek the huge penalty |
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