"Australia cigarette package plan hit" by Associated Press / June 28, 2011
SYDNEY — Tobacco giant Philip Morris launched legal action yesterday against the Australian government over the country’s plans to strip company logos from cigarette packages and replace them with grisly images of cancerous mouths, sickly children, and bulging, blinded eyes.
The government believes the new rules will make the packages less attractive to smokers. Several outraged cigarette makers have threatened lawsuits, arguing the move illegally diminishes the value of their trademarks. Philip Morris is the first of those companies to file a claim for compensation....
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