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In the forty years through 1994, over 800 private claims were brought against tobacco companies in state courts across the country. [4] The individuals asserted claims for negligent manufacture, negligent advertising, fraud, and violation of various state consumer protection statutes. The tobacco companies were successful against these lawsuits.
State Year Code Notes California: 2005 CA LABOR CODE § 96(k) & 98.6 Not specific to tobacco use, covers all lawful activities but has been interpreted by the courts as not creating any new substantive rights Colorado: 1990 CO REV. STAT. ANN § 24-34-402.5 Not specific to tobacco use, covers all lawful activities Connecticut: 2003
[106] [107] In 2004, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that the state's food and tobacco sales laws do not preempt cities and counties from enacting smoking regulations of any kind. [108] Localities in Kentucky with smoking bans that include all bars and restaurants (37 total):
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The state reported 635,887 total outages on Saturday. As states begin to pick up the pieces of Helene's destruction, relief efforts and funds are being created to help. ... To help Hurricane ...
A man walks past a building on Riverside Drive during the aftermath of flooding caused by Hurricane Helene on Sept. 29, 2024, in Asheville, N.C. Helene's swath of destruction brought historic ...
Rainfall in the state peaked at 4.89 in (124 mm) in Mt. Vernon, with 2.02 in (51 mm) of rain in Downtown Indianapolis; heavier rainfall totals occurred in the southern parts of the state. [309] One person was killed due to a fallen tree near Griffin. [142] Over 120,000 customers lost power in Ohio. [310]
California's adult smoking rate has dropped nearly 50% since the state began the nation's longest-running tobacco control program in 1988. California's state government reported saving a total of $86 billion in healthcare costs after allocating $1.8 billion for tobacco control; this was a 50:1 return on investment compared to total cost of the ...