Tobacco Industry Seeks Dismissal of Suit.(Brief Article)

In response to the tobacco industry's motion to dismiss the government's suit against it, the U.S. Justice Department is claiming that the motion was filled with legal errors and that the suit should be allowed to continue. The suit seeks to recover money spent by Medicare and other programs on the treatment of smoking related illnesses. The government is also asking that it receive past profits from the sale of tobacco products.

In their motion, the cigarette