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MO. Attorney General won't comment on tobacco case
April 17, 1997 By: Renee Basick State Capital Bureau
Missouri Attorney General, Jay Nixon, refused Thursdayy to discuss state position on a settlement that will strip smokers of right to sue cigarette companies- Renee Basick reports from the state capital.
Attorney General Jay Nixon won't say a word about bargaining that would result in industry immunity- smokers puff at your own risk.
Missouri is not one of the states filing the suit against two tobacco heavy-weights, even though the results will affect everyone.
When asked about it during a press-conference, Nixon declined to comment.
Nixon ended the press conference shortly after.
He was pursued down the hallway and asked again- He refused to comment a second time.
The Attorney General's office offered no official opinion either.
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