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12/2/98
Tobacco's recent wins
A three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the FDA lacks jurisdiction to regulate nicotine as a drug, and the full court later rejected the government's appeal.
A federal judge ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency had erred in classifying second-hand tobacco smoke as a dangerous carcinogen.
An appellate judge threw out five class-action suits, saying the tobacco industry cannot be blamed for individuals' addiction to cigarettes.
An appellate judge in Florida overturned a $750,000 award to a lung cancer victim.
Judges in Indiana and Iowa dismissed those states' suits against the industry.
The Federal Trade Commission said it would drop the case against R.J. Reynolds' Joe Camel.
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