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WASHINGTON - The nation's biggest tobacco companies worked together for decades to mislead the public about the dangers of smoking, a federal lawyer alleged Tuesday at the start of a civil racketeering trial in which the government seeks a record $280 billion from the industry.
In his opening statement, Justice Department attorney Frank Marine said that starting in the 1960s, the industry spent hundreds of millions of dollars on organizations set up to counter the growing body of scientific evidence linking smoking to cancer.See the full content of this document
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Tobacco Industry Accused of Deceit
He cited internal industry documents showing company executives knew they were trying to deceive the ...
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