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January 28, 2005
Only the lawyers win
Posted by Dominic Basulto
A Manhattan federal judge dismissed a civil racketeering lawsuit against Internet cigarette dealers, in which the city charged that New York lost millions in tax dollars as the result of online cigarette sales. A clear victory for Internet cigarette sellers and a setback for the city, right? Not so fast. Both sides, in fact, are claiming victory. Since the judge also gave the city 45 days to refile an amended lawsuit to address technical issues in the suit, the city's top lawyers are claiming "complete victory." Actually, after reading mixed analyses of the case in Newsday, CNET News.com and the New York Daily News, only one fact is really clear: it's always the lawyers who win.
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