New law draws suit from tobacco firms
Posted: September 1, 2009 at 5:36 a.m.
Two of the three largest U.S. tobacco companies filed suit against federal authorities Monday, claiming a law that gives the U.S. Food and Drug Administration new authority over tobacco violates their right to free speech.
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