Elements of a Deal
Here's an outline of a proposal drawn up by Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey III. It's being debated by some of the other 18 state attorneys general who have sued the tobacco industry:
WHAT TOBACCO WOULD GET:
-- No ban on tobacco products
-- Potential restrictions on future state and private lawsuits against the industry
-- A potential limit on how much future litigants could recover
WHAT TOBACCO WOULD LOSE:
-- The FDA would gain jurisdiction over tobacco
-- 10% of all industry revenues would be earmarked for health programs
-- Trade groups such as the Tobacco Institute would be dissolved
DATA: MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL, BUSINESS WEEK
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