This file photo shows Philip Morris Int'l headquarters, in Lausanne. Global tobacco firms lost a "watershed" court challenge to Australia's plain packaging laws for cigarettes on Wednesday in a closely-watched case health advocates said will have a worldwide impact. Philip Morris said the decision would have "no legal bearing on these international cases or on other jurisdictions."
This file photo shows Philip Morris Int'l headquarters, in Lausanne. Global tobacco firms lost a "watershed" court challenge to Australia's plain packaging laws for cigarettes on Wednesday in a closely-watched case health advocates said will have a worldwide impact. Philip Morris said the decision would have "no legal bearing on these international cases or on other jurisdictions."
Wed, Aug 15, 2012