by admin | Oct 2, 2003 | Politics / Govt
The State Supreme Court has ruled the compensation paid private attornies arguing Missouri’s case against the tobacco industry was not excessive. The lawyers were paid a total of $111 million. The team of private lawyers represented the state in its lawsuit...
by admin | Jul 16, 2003 | News
A coalition of Missouri retailers is hosting “We Card” training sessions throughout the state over the next week to educate retail employees how to prevent tobacco sales to minors. Most people who have walked to the counter of a store that sells tobacco...
by admin | Jul 4, 2003 | Health / Medicine
A study conducted at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis predicts smokers might significantly reduce the adverse health effects of their habit if they could switch from cigarettes to inhalers that deliver doses of what is called “clean...
by admin | Jun 21, 2003 | Health / Medicine
An employee at the Daimler-Chrysler plant in Fenton has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the company with the National Labor Relations Board. Rossie Judd has also filed a disability complaint with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal...
by admin | May 28, 2003 | Politics / Govt
$700-Million of Missouri’s share of the national tobaco settlement could be dedicated to life sciences research in the state if Governor Bob Holden signs a bill passed by the Legislature. The General Assembly passed a measure to take about $36-Million a year of...
