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Smoke Alarms: ASH Legal Updates

ASH’s “Smoke Alarms” blog is written by the members of ASH’s legal team to keep you up to date on legal news in the tobacco control field. We focus on topics that relate directly to our programs including trade, development, human rights, and criminal liability. Please feel free to comment or send us an email (info@ash.org) to suggest a topic.

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Tobacco Apology Ads Will Only Run In 13 Black Newspapers

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June 9, 2014
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A ruling has finally been made on the plan submitted by tobacco companies to place ads that apologize for misleading the public about the dangers of smoking. Judge Gladys Kessler of the U.S. District Court sai...
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Tobacco Companies Rejected by High Court on Florida Suits

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June 9, 2014
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The U.S. Supreme Court rejected efforts by the tobacco industry to derail thousands of Florida smoker lawsuits, leaving intact 11 awards totaling more than $70 million. Full Article>...
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Earth Day: Kicking Butts Out of US

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April 21, 2014
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Cigarette butts are the most littered item worldwide. Smokers litter cigarette butts rather than disposing of them properly 65% of the time, which results in approximately 845,000 tons (1.69 BILLION pounds) of ...
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Nigerian Court Upholds Seizure of Cigarettes without Warning Labels

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April 1, 2014
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A Federal High Court in Nigeria recently upheld the power of Nigeria’s Consumer Protection Council (CPC) to impound products considered to be harmful or that constitute a health hazard to the unsuspecting Niger...
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6 States to Lose out on $500 million from tobacco settlement?

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March 17, 2014
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The 1998 Master Settlement Agreement, the largest civil litigation settlement in U.S. history, dramatically changed tobacco control in the United States. The settlement, between the major tobacco companies (Phi...
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Should Tobacco Marketing be Illegal?

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February 24, 2014
Blog, News & Events, Smoke Alarms: ASH Legal Updates
This January marked the 50th anniversary of the first Surgeon’s General report on Smoking and Health. On that anniversary, a new Surgeon General’s report, The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progre...
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Should e-cigarettes be considered tobacco products?

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January 14, 2014
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Since e-cigarettes hit the market, they have been the subject of intense debate. Are electronic cigarettes a cessation tool or an alternative smoking device? Should they be subject to the same smoke-free air l...
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If Drug Dealers Can be Found Criminally Liable, Can Big Tobacco?

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December 4, 2013
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Last month, the Supreme Court heard arguments on the case of Burrage v. United States. The case focuses on a federal law that requires a mandatory sentence for a drug dealer if “death or serious injury” resul...
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