[This refusal to review the case] opens the door to even higher awards of punitive damages in the future and may signal that the court would tolerate higher punitive damages in cigarette cases than in others.

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Every court which has ever addressed the issue has held that there is no legal right to smoke, regardless of the location.

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I haven't heard about this before. So far as I know, this is the first study to make this connection.

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Many will be cooperating in mobilizing a citizens' army of volunteers to do two things. To warn merchants of what the law requires them to do, and to report violations to a new toll-free hotline.

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A small number of them bear a large part of the responsibility. They are vulnerable to legal action, and if we can change them, we can finally make a dent in the problem of obesity.

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The FDA has jurisdiction over nicotine because (the agency) found that (the substance) does have drug-like affects -- and that the manufacturers intend those (effects).

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So far as we can tell, people are still flocking to courses to quit smoking because, as we have more restrictions on smoking, there is more demand. Nicotine patches and gum help to make them more effective, more successful, but they do not work by themselves.

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