CANADA PIX CASE
December 1st, 2002
BY MONICA DOBIE
THE QUEBEC Superior Court has thrown out a lawsuit brought by Canada's three major tobacco companies, JTI- Macdonald, Benson and Hedges and Imperial Tobacco who argued graphic health warnings on cigarette packages violated their right to freedom of expression. Justice André Denis ruled that tobacco companies' rights "cannot be given the same legitimacy as the government's duty to protect public health." No word yet on an appeal.
THE QUEBEC Superior Court has thrown out a lawsuit brought by Canada's three major tobacco companies, JTI- Macdonald, Benson and Hedges and Imperial Tobacco who argued graphic health warnings on cigarette packages violated their right to freedom of expression. Justice André Denis ruled that tobacco companies' rights "cannot be given the same legitimacy as the government's duty to protect public health." No word yet on an appeal.
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