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High court rules matchbooks with ads are banned tobacco merchandise
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that promotional matchbooks given free in bars and stores are merchandise and cannot bear cigarette ads under a 1998 settlement with major tobacco companies. The unanimous decision said matchbooks enter the stream of commerce and must comply with the ban on tobacco marketing. Reynolds argued they were not covered. the courts previously sided against him, and the Supreme Court affirmed.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio
Paul Pfeifer
RJ. Reynolds
Reynolds
Franklin
County Common Pleas Court
10Th Ohio District Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Camel
Winston, Salem
Doral
Mark Smith