NEWFOUNDLAND CASE
October 1st, 2002
BY MONICA DOBIETHE CANADIAN provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador is launching legal action against tobacco manufacturers seeking the recovery of health care costs incurred because of smoking, a lawsuit it agreed in principle to pursue in 1999.Humphrey, Farrington & McClain, of Independence, Missouri, in the USA, has taken the case, for a cut of any damages.Canada's largest cigarette manufacturer said it will defend itself and does not expect a repeat of the American scenario, with firms paying out billions of dollars.Christina Donà, of Imperial ...
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