French Health Insurer Sues 4 Tobacco Firms
<i> Reuters</i>
Four tobacco companies are the targets of an action brought by French regional health insurer CAPM. The decision by the tribune of Saint Nazaire to allow the suit, the first like it in France, follows several legal cases in the United States. The companies are Seita of France, Rothmans Inc. of Canada and American firms Philip Morris Cos. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., a unit of RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp.
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