You can help John Mellencamp kick his smoking habit: Join his son Speck’s Facebook group, which he’s pledged will make him stop once and for all. The 58-year-old singer was admitted  to hospital in 1994 after suffering from a heart attack, but has failed to quit smoking. His youngest son, Speck said that his father has promised to quit if he gets one million people to join the group on the Facebook... 

Philip Morris USA, a division of Altria Group, Inc. and the nation’s largest cigarette manufacturer, has filed suit in federal court against 10 New York and New Jersey retailers alleging that they sold counterfeit Marlboro cigarettes. The action is part of Philip Morris’ continuing battle against the sale of fake Marlboro cigarettes. Since May 2009 Philip Morris has sued 27 retail outlets in New... 

Philip Morris USA is suing 10 retailers in New York and New Jersey alleging they’ve been selling fake Marlboros, according to a report by the Associated Press. The Richmond, Va.-based cigarette maker said Thursday it filed lawsuits against a total of 10 retailers in New Jersey and New York for alleged sales of counterfeit versions of Marlboro brand cigarettes. Philip Morris said since May of... 

In yet another lawsuit against the company Phillip Morris (Naugle v. Philip Morris USA), a Florida woman has been awarded over $300 million dollars. In the largest single recipient ruling to date, a jury meted out the fines to the tobacco company, including a record $244 million in punitive damages. The smoker, 61-year-old Cindy Naugle, has been diagnosed with emphysema and is wheelchair bound. While...