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RAIN 0414 Weekly Update: Litigation - Records Destruction (10)
Late last week an Australian judge ruled against British American Tobacco in a lawsuit. Part of the ruling involved records retention and the destruction process. Save these stories along with the Andersen/Enron ones for your horror files.
The Guardian 4/11/02
BAT suffers first legal defeat outside US
http://www.guardian.co.uk/smoking/Story/0,2763,682459,00.html
The Age 4/12/02
$700,000 win to smoker after evidence
destroyed
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/04/11/1018333398215.html
The Age 4/12/02
Floodgates open for smoking cases
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/04/12/1018333413565.html
The Independent 4/12/02
BAT shredded documents in cancer law suit
http://news.independent.co.uk/business/news/story.jsp?story=284060
Los Angeles Times 4/12/02
British American Tobacco Admits
Destroying Files; Cancer Victim Wins
Damages
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-000026054apr12.story?coll=la-headlines-business
The Sunday Mail 4/12/02
Cancer files destroyed
http://www.thesundaymail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,4117627%5E421,00.html
The Canberra Times 4/13/02
Leading law firm under fire over
destroyed papers
http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class...ategory=general%20news&story_id=141143&y=2002&m=4
The Weekend Australian 4/13/02
Cigarette case engulfs legal giant
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,4124491%255E601,00.html
Sydney Morning Herald 4/12/02
Tobacco giant to pay smoker $700,000
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/04/11/1018333398494.html
The Australian 4/12/02
Cancer files destroyed
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,4118439%255E601,00.html
Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
pakurilecz@aol.com
Richmond, Va