Federal Suit Attacks Master Settlement

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CHICAGO A think tank that advocates free enterprise and limited government involvment in business has filed a federal court challenge to the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), contending that the pact between 46 states and major tobacco manufacturers is unconstitutional.

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) submitted its challenge in the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Louisiana on behalf of a wholesaler, two small tobacco manufacturers, a tobacco retailer and an individual smoker against Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti.

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