Cigarette companies such as Phillip Morris have several lawsuits out against governments in countries such as Uruguay and Brazil. They say that these governments are too restrictive of a product that is legal for adults to use. Is it simply the governments of these countries being too restrictive and demanding of the cigarette companies or is it the companies bullying countries who are small, poor and often uneducated?
Read the following articles from the new york times
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/business/global/14smoke.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/business/global/14indo.html?_r=1
