From The Jury

Tobacco Companies Win Back Right To Colors, Graphics In Advertising

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - The tobacco industry won a partial victory on Jan. 5 in its battle against the recently enacted legislation granting the federal government authority to regulate tobacco when a Kentucky federal judge held that the Food and Drug Administration may not prevent companies from using color and graphics in their advertising (Commonwealth Brands, Inc., et al. v. United States of America, et al., No. 1:09cv00117, W.D. Ky.; 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 102891; See December 2009, Page 6). Full story on lexis.com

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