The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 24, Problem 4BCP
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Case s ummary : The person B and person R filed a case against the company P, a cigarette manufacturer on the ground of deceptive advertisement. B and R claimed that “light cigarettes” were advertised as a safer option than regular cigarettes, but both have the same health effects. They argued that the company P hided the actual nature of light cigarettes. P also appealed that light cigarettes was authorized by the government.
To find: The validity of the claim made by B and R.
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