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Tobacco Stock Prices Surge on Court Ruling

HeadlineFeb 07, 2005

In business news, stocks in tobacco companies jumped Friday after the Justice Department ruled that the federal government cannot seek $280 billion in damages from the tobacco industry. The government had filed a racketeering lawsuit against the companies, accusing them of defrauding the American people for 50 years about the dangers of smoking.

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