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Brits Say Ban Smoking in Homes with Kids |
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Source:news,2005-06-22
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A telephone poll conducted in Great Britain found that 72 percent of adults think smoking should be banned in households with children, and even 65 percent of smokers said they would support such a ban, the BBC reported June 21. The survey by the U.K. charity Developing Patient Partnerships (DPP) also found that many respondents were not aware of the potential health impact of secondhand smoke on children, or that health begins to improve almost immediately after smoking ceases. A DPP spokesperson and others suggested that voluntary action by parents, not government regulation, would make the most difference in children's health. "These results show how strongly people feel about smoking around children in the home," said DPP spokesperson Terry John. "Parents need practical help that shows the positive side of quitting and encouraging the whole family to get healthy together, rather than a law forcing them not to smoke at home." Deborah Arnott, director of the antismoking group ASH, added: "Although knowledge about the dangers of passive smoking is growing, many people underestimate the harm that it causes, especially to children. The only way for parents to protect their children from tobacco smoke is by making their homes entirely smoke-free."
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Tobacco Judge Urges Settlement |
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Source:news,2005-06-22
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Both sides in the government's racketeering case against the tobacco industry were urged by the trial judge to settle the case, but Judge Gladys Kessler also ordered participants in a closed-door settlement meeting not to discuss the get-together publicly. The Washington Post reported June 21 that Kessler declared the meeting closed to the public because it was "a routine, informal discussion with the parties urging them, once again, to consider the advantages of settling the case rather than the risks of litigating it." The meeting lasted about 2-1/2 hours and included the CEOs of defendants Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds as well as the lead lawyers from the Justice Department. "The judge put this meeting under seal," said Philip Morris attorney Dan Webb. "We've been instructed by the judge not to talk about our meeting. We're just not going to discuss it, period." Barring a settlement, Kessler is prepared to rule on whether the industry violated civil-racketeering laws and determine what penalties tobacco companies would face for any violations. William Corr, executive director of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, said the government should not settle the case "while it is under a cloud of political interference or under the weak terms proposed by the government in its closing argument." In other developments in the case, a pair of Democratic members of Congress asked the Justice Department's Professional Responsibility Office to look into whether government witness Max Bazerman, a business professor at Harvard University, was pressured to change his testimony. Bazerman, who recommended that the court appoint a monitor to watch over the industry, told reporters that Justice Department lawyers threatened to remove him as a government witness if he did not tone down his testimony.
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Tobacco Suit Dismissed for Lack of Evidence |
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Source:news,2005-06-21
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Agreeing with tobacco-industry lawyers, a New York judge has dismissed a sick smoker's lawsuit on the grounds of lack of evidence, Newsday reported June 21. New York State Supreme Court Judge Ute Wolff Lally said that Selma Rosen, 61, failed to show that the lung cancer she developed in 1995 was caused by cigarettes manufactured by Brown & Williamson, the defendant in the case. Rosen first got addicted to the company's Lucky Strike brand, but switched brands and stopped and restarted smoking a number of times during her life. "Lucky Strikes caused my addiction, and my addiction is what lead to my years of smoking," she said. "I'm an addict for the rest of my life, whether I smoke or not." B&W lawyer Harold Gordon said that smokers should not be suing tobacco companies, just as alcoholics should not sue beer or wine companies. "In many respects, this is a societal issue and not one that should be using up scarce court resources," said Gordon.
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Smoking Leads to Eviction |
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Source:news,2005-06-20
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Responding to tenant complaints, a Boston housing court evicted a couple for smoking in their apartment, ABC News reported June 20. Erin Carey and Ted Baar were ordered out of their $2,500-per-month, one-bedroom apartment, which served the couple as both home and business location. Neighbors had filed a complaint against Carey and Baar in the city's Housing Court, with one upstairs tenant saying her house smelled like a bar because of the couple's heavy smoking. Carey and Baar said the problem was with the ventilation system in the building, not their smoking. The couple's attorney said the jury verdict could lead to evictions for a whole range of nuisances other than smoking. "You wouldn't blame a tenant if their plumbing system backed up and went into another unit and put waste water into there, for instance," he said.
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Vt. Second State with Fire-Safe Cigarette Law |
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Source:news,2005-06-15
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Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas has signed a law requiring tobacco companies to sell only "fire-safe" cigarettes in the state, WPTZ-5 TV reported June 17. The measure, designed to prevent fires caused by smoldering cigarettes, is the second of its kind passed in the U.S. New York was the first state to pass a fire-safe cigarette law. "Smoking materials are one of the leading causes of fire deaths in Vermont," said Douglas; of 65 fire deaths in Vermont over the past four years, 15 were caused by fires that erupted when cigarettes were left burning. "Cigarettes are disposed of and they smolder for a while, so the fires happen at night, when people are asleep," said Robert Howe, assistant state fire marshal. The law goes into effect May 1, 2006. The fire-safe cigarettes are made with thin paper that won't remain lit for more than a few minutes if the cigarette is not being puffed.
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