Big Tobacco won a legal battle when a West Virginia jury rejected a class action lawsuit that sought to force tobacco companies to provide free medical checkups for a quarter-million smokers. It was the first lawsuit of its kind to be tried in the U.S.; a similar case is pending in Louisiana. A leading tobacco foe said the verdict will not dissuade smokers in other states from bringing similar legal action.
November 15, 2001 at 12:00 AM
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