GIANT TOBACCO COMPANIES FIGHT BACK! CLAIMS GRAPHIC NYC POSTERS GO TOO FAR! ITS ABOUT TIME THEY DO SOMETHING! NEWPORTS ARE DAMN NEAR $10 DOLLARS A PACK!

Three tobacco giants are suing the city over graphic anti-smoking posters that stores selling cigarettes have to post near the cash register.
R.J. Reynolds, Philip Morris and Lorillard claim the color images of cancer-ravaged lungs, a decayed tooth and a stroke-damaged brain are "unappetizing" and violate the First Amendment.

"The signs...do not describe the risks of smoking in purely factual terms," claims the lawsuit filed Thursday in Manhattan Federal Court.

The stores are being forced to "undertake graphic advocacy on behalf of the city" - which is barred by the First Amendment, the court papers allege.

The suit was joined by two grocery stores and two retail groups.

Calls to City Hall and the city Health Department were not immediately returned.