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Letter to the Editor: ACS CAN Volunteer Ethel Ricci
... Warwick Beacon · Tuesday, December 5, 2017 To the Editor: As a volunteer with the American Cancer Society-Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) I learned at our last meeting that the tobacco industry is, finally, being forced to broadcast the harms of their products. They will be running ads on prime time, on major television networks telling the truth—their products are addictive and they ... in major newspapers across the United States. I have lost several family members to cancer caused by tobacco. Years ago, no one knew the dangers of tobacco. Tobacco products were advertised everywhere, on giant billboards, magazines and on television. If you smoked, you were cool. Women ...
Department of Justice Lawsuit Against the Tobacco Industry
... the massive Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between states and the tobacco industry regarding fraud associated with the sale and marketing of cigarettes, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) decided to file a similar lawsuit against the industry. In 1999, the DOJ sued the nation’s largest cigarette manufacturers and ... of product shipped three times per year for two years. From late November of 2018 through summer of 2022, the parties disputed whether the court can order the corrective statements be posted at retail establishments – or the “point-of-sale” (POS) – for tobacco products. POS displays ...
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