The California Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments today in a class action against four tobacco manufacturers concerning pre-emption under the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act. Norman Blumenthal filed the class action alleging that the manufacturers violated the state's unfair competition law by targeting teens with deceptive ads. In court papers, Blumenthal relies on a state Supreme Court ruling that allowed an unfair competition claim against tobacco companies to go forward.
June 06, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Norman Blumenthal has no love for Joe Camel, the Marlboro Man or any other advertising icon that once made smoking seem cool and part of a desirable lifestyle.
That’s because the La Jolla, Calif., lawyer believes those ads weren’t aimed at free-thinking adults, but rather at impressionable youngsters eager to be popular and fit in with the crowd: Joe Camel was just bait for a lifetime addiction.
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