Supreme Court opens term with cigarette marketing case
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 02:07
in Mathematics & Economics
Justices hear arguments on whether cigarette makers defrauded smokers with claims about light and low-tar cigarettes. More than 45 million Americans are smokers, and nearly 85% of them buy "light" cigarettes such as Marlboro Lights, which are advertised as having lower tar and nicotine.