When AG Janet Reno vowed to sue the tobacco industry for damages, she knew she would face a bruising courtroom battle on the law. The Justice Department never thought it would also have to fight a bloody political war on Capitol Hill. But that's exactly what's happening. Congressional roadblock, which come before a lawsuit has even been filed, may prove fatal to the federal government's attempt to recoup from the tobacco companies the hundreds of millions of Medicare dollars it has spent on sick smokers.
June 06, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
When Attorney General Janet Reno vowed to sue the tobacco industry fordamages, she knew she would face a bruising courtroom battle on the law. TheJustice Department never thought it would also have to fight a bloodypolitical war on Capitol Hill.
But that’s exactly what’s happening.
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