11.   More than a dozen states are also suing in an effort to recover billions of dollars in Medicaid money spent treating smokers.

12.   New Jersey sued the tobacco industry for money the state has spent treating smoking-related illnesses, joining more than a dozen other states with similar suits.

13.   Others say that money would be better spent treating addicts who commit crimes rather than locking them up.

14.   Several states are grappling with the issue of divesting tobacco shares, especially those whose attorneys general are suing the industry to recover costs spent treating sick smokers.

15.   San Francisco was the first local government to sue cigarette makers to recoup public money spent to treat smoking-related illnesses.

16.   The lawsuit would seek to recover billions spent to treat smoking-related illnesses through Medicare and other federal insurance programs for military personnel and government employees.

17.   The lawsuits filed by the municipalities and states were filed to recoup billions of dollars of public money spent to treat smoking-related illnesses.

18.   The lawsuits sought reimbursement for Medicaid money spent treating sick smokers.

19.   The Lincoln memo was part of court filing by the state of Mississippi, which is suing tobacco companies in an effort to recover Medicaid money spent treating smokers.

20.   The settlement brings to an end state lawsuits filed to recover Medicaid funds spent treating smoking related diseases.