USA v. PHILIP MORRIS USA, et al

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Case Number:

1:99-cv-02496

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

Paul L. Friedman

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  1. May 15, 2014

    Radio One Says Anti-Tobacco Ad Deal Excludes Key Networks

    Radio One Inc. told a Washington federal court Thursday that the terms of Big Tobacco's recent agreement with the U.S. government should be modified to allow key smaller television networks such as its TV One unit to show the anti-tobacco advertisements the deal calls for.

  2. April 24, 2014

    Univision Says Hispanic Youths Missed By Anti-Tobacco Ads

    Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications Inc. on Thursday said a deal between the federal government and tobacco manufacturers to air anti-tobacco ads should do more to target young Hispanic Americans.

  3. January 28, 2014

    Viacom Pushes To Get Anti-Tobacco Ads On MTV, BET

    Viacom Inc. argued Monday that, as part of their recent accord with the U.S. government, tobacco companies should spring for anti-tobacco advertisements on MTV, BET and other Viacom-owned stations popular with young and black people.

  4. January 22, 2014

    Big Tobacco, US Ask Judge To OK Deal On Confessional Ads

    Big Tobacco and the U.S. government asked a Washington federal judge Wednesday to accept a recent accord on how the companies will disseminate statements that admit to their deceiving the public about cigarettes' health effects, while a larger battle looms over the statements' content.

  5. January 10, 2014

    Big Tobacco Reaches Partial Deal On Confessional Ads

    The three largest U.S. tobacco companies entered into an accord with the federal government on Friday on how to disseminate statements that admit to their deceiving the public about cigarettes' addictiveness and health effects, paving the way for a battle over the statements' content.

  6. November 27, 2012

    Tobacco Cos. Must Admit Deception Over Smoking Hazards

    A Washington federal judge on Tuesday ordered tobacco giants to publicly admit and advertise that they conspired to deceptively market cigarettes by downplaying their adverse health effects and addictiveness in the U.S. government's long-standing Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act suit.

  7. October 15, 2012

    Philip Morris, Others Balk At Government-Proposed Fraud Ads

    Tobacco giants Philip Morris USA Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. told a Washington federal court Monday that the government's proposed advertisements detailing the companies' past fraudulent cigarette marketing go beyond the scope of court mandates and skew the truth.

  8. December 14, 2011

    Philip Morris, RJ Reynolds To Pay $6M In Hidden Doc Feud

    Tobacco giants Philip Morris USA Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. has agreed to jointly pay $6.25 million to end a dispute over internal documents that they allegedly suppressed to hide smoking-related health concerns, the U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday.

  9. June 03, 2011

    Tobacco Cos. Appeal Court's Jurisidiction In RICO Case

    Philip Morris USA Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. said Friday that they will appeal a Washington federal judge's ruling that she can preside over a racketeering case against them despite the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's new tobacco oversight duties.

  10. June 01, 2011

    Tobacco Law Doesn't Void Court Jurisdiction: Judge

    A federal judge in Washington ruled Wednesday that recently enacted tobacco control legislation did not cancel out a district court's jurisdiction to impose injunctions against Philip Morris USA Inc. and other tobacco companies following a landmark ruling in 2006.