Remember Joe Camel?

Who do you think Joe was talking to? As a part of a $289 billion Justice Department lawsuit, the government claims that Big Tobacco was aiming their aggressive marketing directly at children.

A motion by the tobacco companies to dismiss a section of the case that claims a youth marketing campaign was part of a scheme to mislead the public about the dangers of smoking that went on for decades was denied by U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler.Read more...