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* British Columbia renewed its legal battle against the tobacco industry, seeking damages for the cost of treating smoking-related diseases. The complaint, filed in British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver, was nearly identical to a lawsuit the Canadian province filed against the industry last year. A judge rejected that suit on constitutional grounds because of the way it classified defendants in seeking damages. The new lawsuit does not ask for a specific amount in damages.

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