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Environmental

Jul. 11, 2002

Smoldering Flames of Litigation

LOS ANGELES - After years of defending lawsuits claiming they exposed their guests to secondhand smoke, the California Hotel & Lodging Association plans to enter a "global settlement" with a consumer group that is intended to snuff out the ongoing litigation.

By Leslie Simmons
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        LOS ANGELES - After years of defending lawsuits claiming they exposed their guests to secondhand smoke, the California Hotel & Lodging Association plans to enter a "global settlement" with a consumer group that is intended to snuff out the ongoing litigation.
        The agreement between the as...

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