Chapter 33 The FDA, tobacco regulation and state lawsuits

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The FDA, tobacco regulation and state lawsuits: State Lawsuits

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The state of Minnesota has filed a lawsuit against the tobacco industry to claim

reimbursement for tobacco-caused Medicare expenses. The suit also changes fraud

and conspiracy, deceptive advertising and trade practices, and a violation of antitrust

laws. At the first hearing, the tobacco industry sent 28 attorneys, all white males in

white shirts and business suits. The industry has filed innumerable motions and five

appeals. It has submitted 9 million pages of documents that fill two document

warehouses.

Douglas Blanke, office of the Attorney General, state of Minnesota (address in St.

Louis, July 9, 1996)

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Minnesota Attorney General Hubert Humphrey III has been a champion of the

importance of disclosure; in preparation for his state's 1998 lawsuit with the industry,

he has 500,000 top-secret industry documents totaling 33 million pages.

Multinational Monitor, July-August 1997, p.13

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The Minnesota state tobacco lawsuit was settled in May 1998 for $6.6 billion over 25

years, a larger per capita settlement that the previous ones for Texas ($15.3 billion),

Florida ($11 billion), and Mississippi ($3.36 billion).

Associated Press, May 9, 1998

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