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Philip Morris Denounces Grower Lawsuit 

Pledges to Continue to Work with Growers to Find Solutions
Jump to full article: Business Wire, 2000-02-16
Author: federal courts.

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The lawsuit is a direct challenge to the landmark 1998 tobacco agreement between the states and the tobacco industry. The notion that the chief law enforcement officers of the states aided a violation of antitrust laws or the constitution is ludicrous and three lawsuits challenging the tobacco agreement and seeking damages on antitrust, constitutional and civil rights grounds have already been thrown out by federal courts.

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