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The case brought by the Department of Justice against the tobacco industry — the largest civil litigation in U.S. history — has become mired in controversy. Projections suggest that about 23 million Americans, or one of every two current smokers, will die prematurely because of a disease caused by tobacco use. The lawsuit called for actions to remedy harms that have resulted directly from misconduct on the part of the tobacco industry. Unfortunately, Justice Department attorneys shifted gears at the 11th hour, drastically reducing the remedies proposed by their own expert witness, and reports surfaced that government witnesses were pressured . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. Fiore is the director, Ms. Keller the senior policy adviser, and Dr. Baker the associate director of the Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention at the University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison.

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