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Ontario judge begins hearing arguments over landmark $32.5-billion tobacco settlement

Ontario judge begins hearing arguments over landmark $32.5-billion tobacco settlement

TORONTO — An Ontario judge has begun hearing arguments about whether to approve a landmark $32.5-billion settlement that would see three major tobacco companies compensate provinces, territories and ex-smokers. The settlement between the companies — JTI-Macdonald Corp., Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., and Rothmans, Benson & Hedges — and their creditors received unanimous support from those […]

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