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Tobacco 1: Liggett’s Settlement Pressures Industry

Despite the Mississippi Attorney General’s boast that the tobacco settlement negotiated with the Liggett Group would “bring the tobacco companies [...]

Mar 31, 1997
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Tobacco 2: Settlement Talks Led by Bible and Goldstone

The lead sentence in this morning’s Wall Street Journal article, discussing the tobacco settlement begins “No astrologer could have ever [...]

Apr 18, 1997
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Tobacco 3: Boston Globe Indicates the Deal is Done

May 28, 1997 In the April 18, 1997 Report discussing the tobacco settlement negotiations, Verdict concluded that “…for all practical [...]

May 28, 1997
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Tobacco 4: Verdict predicted settlement in December ’96

Verdict correctly predicted in December 2006  that the settlement discussions were ongoing and last month we predicted that the settlement [...]

Jun 30, 1997
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Tobacco 5: Settlements in FL, MS, TX, & MN

Settlements in Florida and Mississippi are likely to be followed by a settlement in Texas but Minnesota may lead to [...]

Aug 31, 1997
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Tobacco 6: the ’98 elections may delay settlement

Verdict predicted in December  or 1996  that the tobacco industry would begin settlement negotiations in 1997. Verdict now believes the [...]

Dec 31, 1997
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