Word: morrision
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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AFTER DWELLING IN THE LAND OF EUphemism and caution for 11 years, Ian Uydess had finally had enough. Enough, he says, of seeing lawyers in the laboratory, his language vetted for such dangerously accurate words as "addictive." Enough too of not being able to do the job he believed he...
Last week the Food and Drug Administration released affidavits given by Uydess and two other former Philip Morris employees, William Farone and Jerome Rivers, that threaten to push the tobacco industry farther out on a legal limb. All three men directly contradict the testimony of former Philip Morris ceo William...
The new statements read like an upside-down and backward image of Campbell's testimony. Campbell told the Waxman subcommittee that "nicotine levels in tobacco are measured at only two points in our manufacturing process: prior to the tobaccos' being blended, and then 18 months later when those leaves have...
Why? Because, says Uydess, management was acutely aware of nicotine's addictive powers, euphemistically termed "impact." For instance, Uydess said, the company test-marketed a low-nicotine cigarette but gave up when it did not sell and focus groups reported that it seemed to be "missing something." Philip Morris, explained...
AUSTIN, TEXAS: Texas became the latest state to file suit against the tobacco industry in order to reclaim Medicaid costs. The state is seeking $4 billion, the estimated total expense to Texas taxpayers for smoking related Medicaid claims since 1980. The suit, filed in a Texarkana federal court, also aims...