South Carolina Sues Tobacco Firms to Secure Settlements
South Carolina Attorney General Charles Condon filed a state court suit in Columbia to ensure South Carolinians receive a fair share of any tobacco settlement, potentially up to 500 million, and to recover medical costs from tobacco use. He joined 26 states pursuing money for treatment costs as tobacco makers negotiate with AGs.
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Judge seeks license restoration in Lost Trust case
Former judge James Tee Ferguson seeks reinstatement of his law license two years after release from prison linked to the Lost Trust Statehouse corruption scandal. The South Carolina Supreme Court filed notice of his petition. former US Attorney Bart Daniel declines to state a position on reinstatement. Ferguson had suspended license since 1991 for actions as a Spartanburg legislator, following his 1990 election to the state House and 1990 judgeship amid the FBI sting and a jury verdict for selling his vote for 3000 dollars.
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Tobacco sponsors NASCAR series under fire from Clinton era
The Clinton administration pressured tobacco sponsorships in sports and RJ Reynolds faced scrutiny. Reynolds, maker of Winston cigarettes, has backed NASCAR's top series since 1971, with the Winston Cup tour stopping at Darlington Raceway twice yearly for the TranSouth 400 in March and the Southern 500 on Labor Day weekend.
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Southeast states dubbed stroke belt
Associated Press reports that coastal plains of North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia show the nation’s highest stroke death rates in a North Carolina study. The Stroke Belt includes Tennessee Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama with higher mortality linked to income and education not yet fully explained.
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