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Juvenile

Sep. 17, 2002

Judge Snuffs Class Suit by Teen Smokers

SAN DIEGO - A judge has tentatively dismissed a class action brought by six San Diego teen-agers who alleged that big cigarette companies targeted them in advertising in order to get them hooked on smoking.

By Claude Walbert
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN DIEGO - A judge has tentatively dismissed a class action brought by six San Diego teen-agers who alleged that big cigarette companies targeted them in advertising in order to get them hooked on smoking.
        The teen-agers filed a lawsuit in 1998 against Philip Morris Inc., R.J. Reynold...

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