Tobacco companies want a judge to put a stop to new graphic cigarette labels that include the sewn-up corpse of a smoker and pictures of diseased lungs, saying they unfairly urge adults to shun their legal products and will cost millions to produce. On Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that it's likely the cigarette makers will succeed in a lawsuit to block the new standard. He stopped the requirement until after the lawsuit is resolved, which could take years.
Read the article: Tobacco companies file lawsuit over graphic warning labels
Read the article: Fed judge blocks graphic labeling on cigarette packages
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