加拿大烟民集体起诉烟草公司 索赔250亿美元
<p></p><p><span word="Canada">Canada</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="multinational">multinational</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="face">face</span> <span word="C">C</span>$27.25 <span word="billion">billion</span> ($27.43 <span word="billion">billion</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="damages">damages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="penalties">penalties</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="lawsuit">lawsuit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>, <span word="Imperial">Imperial</span> <span word="Tobacco">Tobacco</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="JTI">JTI</span>-<span word="Macdonald">Macdonald</span> <span word="Corp">Corp</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rothmans">Rothmans</span> <span word="Benson">Benson</span> & <span word="Hedges">Hedges</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="smokers">smokers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Quebec">Quebec</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Quebec">Quebec</span> <span word="Superior">Superior</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Montreal">Montreal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="adequately">adequately</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="smokers">smokers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dangers">dangers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cigarettes">cigarettes</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="plaintiffs">plaintiffs</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hoodwinked">hoodwinked</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="addictive">addictive</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="illnesses">illnesses</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="lung">lung</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emphysema">emphysema</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suits">suits</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunistic">opportunistic</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="grab">grab</span>" <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Tobacco">Tobacco</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="accountable">accountable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="actions">actions</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="proceedings">proceedings</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="practices">practices</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="Cancer">Cancer</span> <span word="Society">Society</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Melanie">Melanie</span> <span word="Champagne">Champagne</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Quebec">Quebec</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smoking">smoking</span>. <span word="Quebec">Quebec</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="ailments">ailments</span> <span word="tops">tops</span> <span word="C">C</span>$1 <span word="billion">billion</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="Cancer">Cancer</span> <span word="Society">Society</span>.</p>
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