Cigarette lawsuit could delay bolder warnings

Thursday, August 18, 2011

The tobacco industry's latest legal challenge to increased government regulation may not hold up in court, but it could mean it will be years before cigarette packs carry pictures of a smoker's corpse or other graphic images meant to convey the dangers of smoking.

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