Minnesota courts aren't giving an inch to the tobacco companies as the state presses its public-health lawsuit against the smoking industry. Judges rejected an industry appeal and insisted the firms turn over some 39,000 apparently sensitive documents by Thursday noon. The courts don't buy the companies' claim that the documents are protected by lawyer-client privilege or are trade secrets. Congress is also stalking the same paperwork.
Smoking Papers
Minnesota courts aren't giving an inch to the tobacco companies as the state presses its public-health lawsuit against the smoking industry. Judges rejected an industry appeal and insisted the firms turn over some 39,000 apparently sensitive documents by Thursday noon. The courts don't buy the companies' claim that the documents are protected by lawyer-client privilege or are trade secrets. Congress is also stalking the same paperwork.
