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The Lawyer Who Took on Big Tobacco Is Now Fighting an Online Sports Betting Giant
Richard Daynard became famous for developing the legal strategy against Big Tobacco that ultimately led to a historic $206 billion settlement. He sees "uncanny" similarities in online sports betting.
Study That Said Smokers Get COVID Less Often Retracted for Big Tobacco Ties
The attention-grabbing study found smokers were 23% less likely to catch COVID-19, and now it's been retracted by the journal that published it.
Coke and Pepsi Are Getting Sued for Lying About Recycling
“At this rate, plastic is set to outweigh fish in the ocean by 2050,” the complaint reads.
Yes, Flavored Products Get More Young People Addicted to Tobacco
A new study leaves little room for doubt.
Get Ready for JUUL's Grassroots Rebrand
"It sounds like JUUL just outsourced reaching out to their actual, adult customers to see if they'd be willing to advocate."
The CEO of JUUL Just Stepped Down and Cigarette Companies Are Loving It
"At this point, it's very evident to me that what's happening is the vaping market is being taken over by Big Tobacco," one expert said.
Big Tobacco Will Take Advantage of the Mysterious Vaping Illness
Altria has already used the vape lung panic to install one of its executives as the CEO of Juul.
The Dirty Story of How Big Tobacco Was Brought Down to Size
This month is the 20th anniversary of a deal that changed the face of smoking—and prompted a bunch of dirty tactics from the tobacco companies in the process.
Meet the Lawyer Trying to Make Big Oil Pay for Climate Change
The attorney who won a $200 billion settlement from tobacco companies in the 90s has set his sights on an even bigger target.
Cigarette Companies Will Air Anti-Smoking Ads Starting This Sunday
They've been lying for decades and now they have to come clean.
This is how Big Weed charmed Alberta’s liquor stores
Canopy Growth helped convince private liquor stores in Alberta to get on board with legal cannabis
Big Tobacco claims the government is playing favourites with cannabis companies
“There is an absolutely inconsistency in how our industry is being treated.”