The tobacco companies will now be required to compensate states for the costs of treating smoking-related illnesses.
Know how much we pay in this country for smoking-related illnesses?
Tobacco addicts obviously have the most to lose from smoking-related illness and death.
He points out the number of lives lost each year to smoking-related illnesses.
The state is suing the major tobacco companies, seeking $12.3 billion for the public cost of smoking-related illnesses.
The state is seeking compensation for Medicare spending on smoking-related illnesses.
The state is seeking compensation for the extra costs imposed on its health programs by smoking-related illnesses.
Four of the largest tobacco companies agreed to spend $300 million researching smoking-related illnesses.
The bill would not give the companies the protection they want from lawsuits based on smoking-related illnesses.
Some 80,000 people a year still die of smoking-related illnesses in Britain.
