Suit Accuses Tobacco Firms of Targeting Black Consumers, Seeks $1 Billion in Damages
Accusing tobacco companies of preying on black people, a Miami attorney is seeking $1 billion in damages on behalf of a Florida woman whose mother and grandmother died of smoking-related health problems. The suit, which flows from the massive Engle litigation, cites marketing documents that made disparaging generalizations about African-Americans and suggested working through black churches and youth events to recruit smokers. "If I could, I'd try to have them charged with genocide," said solo J.B. Harris.
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Beware the Unauthorized Practice of Law in Cyberspace
Thanks to the Internet, people can access interactive Web sites, chat rooms, online forums, bulletin boards and blogs to obtain legal information. But the information may be from unlicensed laypersons practicing law or from licensed lawyers practicing law in jurisdictions where they're not admitted. Attorney Claire Shari Lewis explains why the unauthorized practice of law is on the rise.
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