To advertise, according to the law dictionary, is "to give notice to, inform, or notify, give public notice of, announce publicly." Another definition is "to call to public attention by any means whatsoever." Philip Morris, according to the judge in a recent lawsuit, has been giving public notice that its "light" cigarettes contain less tar and nicotine, and this, judged the court, is untrue. The judicial determination was, apparently, that the cigarettes submitted by Philip Morris for testing had intentionally been designed with lower tar and nicotine levels. They were not representative of the cigarettes purchased by the public. Of … Continue reading Whose Truth?