Reuters: Big tobacco settles decade-long dispute with New York

11:45, 21 October 2015

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Big U.S. tobacco companies including Reynolds American Inc and Altria Group Inc agreed to pay New York $550 million, or 90%, of the amount kept in an escrow account, ending a decade-long dispute, according to Reuters.

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Reuters: Big tobacco settles decade-long dispute with New York

Big U.S. tobacco companies including Reynolds American Inc and Altria Group Inc agreed to pay New York $550 million, or 90%, of the amount kept in an escrow account, ending a decade-long dispute, according to Reuters.

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