Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, epic lawsuits against tobacco companies sought compensation for the damage smoking had done to people’s health. Those legal battles are largely over.
Now, in a dubious quest to leave no stone unturned, Colorado’s largest city has opened a new front against “Big Tobacco.” It’s one that should leave even the industry’s most ardent critics scratching their heads.
As The Gazette reports, Denver City Hall is demanding some of the world’s largest tobacco companies pay — this time, not for the damage tobacco does to public health, but for the litter that some smokers leave behind…