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McTear tobacco litigation claim fails

The landmark McTear tobacco litigation claim against Imperial Tobacco Limited (ITL) has been dismissed by the Judge, who said “the pursuer’s case fails on every issue on which I would have needed to find in her favour were I to hold the defenders liable to her in damages.”

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