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U.S. Racketeering Verdict

In a landmark 2006 judgment, U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler found the major U.S. tobacco companies had violated civil racketeering laws (RICO) and engaged in a decades-long conspiracy to deceive the American public about the health effects of smoking and their marketing to children. After… Read More

E-Cigarettes: Flavored Products Fuel a Youth Addiction Crisis

E-cigarettes are hooking a new generation on nicotine – putting millions of kids at risk and threatening decades of progress in reducing youth tobacco use. It’s a nationwide crisis of youth addiction, fueled by thousands of kid-friendly flavors and massive doses of nicotine. According to the 2023… Read More

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Understanding the Health Risks of E-Cigarettes

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Perspective on AJPH article: “Balancing Considerations of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes”

Press Releases

Appellate Court Orders Tobacco Companies to Move Forward with Long-Overdue Corrective Statements about Dangers of Their Products (Apr. 25, 2017)

Tobacco Companies Gave $1.5 Million to Trump Inaugural and Ramped Up Lobbying – They Want to Roll Back FDA Oversight of E-Cigarettes, Cigars (Apr. 21, 2017)

Obama Administration Takes First Step to Protect Kids from E-Cigarettes, Cigars, But Must Do More to Stop Kid-Friendly Flavors in E-Cigarettes (May. 05, 2016)

Proposed Reynolds-Lorillard Merger: A Marriage of Tobacco Racketeers With Long Histories of Marketing to Kids (Jul. 15, 2014)

New Report Details How Tobacco Companies Have Made Cigarettes More Addictive, More Attractive to Kids and More Deadly (Jun. 23, 2014)

After Inexcusably Long Delay, FDA Takes First Step to Regulate E-Cigarettes and Cigars (Apr. 24, 2014)

Philip Morris International Urged to End Global Ad Campaign for Marlboro Cigarettes that Has Been Found to Target Youth (Mar. 12, 2014)

New Surgeon General’s Report Shows Cigarettes Are More Deadly Today than 50 Years Ago (Jan. 17, 2014)

FDA/Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Agreement Fails to Protect the Public from Misleading Claims and Imagery on Natural American Spirit Cigarettes (Mar. 02, 2017)

Tobacco Industry Rolls Out False Claims Against Increasing Tobacco Tax to Protect Kids (Apr. 16, 2013)

New Report: Tobacco Companies Exploit Regulatory and Tax Loopholes to Market Cheap, Sweet Cigars that Entice Kids (Mar. 13, 2013)

FTC Urged to Consider Allegations of British American Tobacco Corruption Before Approving Proposed Merger with Reynolds American (Feb. 03, 2017)

In Big Win for Global Health, Australia Defeats Philip Morris Challenge to Its Plain Cigarette Packaging Law (Dec. 18, 2015)

New Report: Tobacco Companies and Convenience Stores Partner to Market Tobacco Products, Fight Life-Saving Policies (Mar. 05, 2012)

If Philip Morris Is Serious About a 'Smoke-Free Future,' It Should Stop Marketing Cigarettes, Fighting Efforts to Reduce Smoking (Jan. 26, 2017)

New Survey Shows Youth Smoking Has Stopped Declining, Smokeless Tobacco Use Up; Elected Leaders Must Step up Fight to Protect Kids from Tobacco (Dec. 14, 2010)

On First Anniversary of Tobacco Regulation Law, FDA Cracks Down on Tobacco Marketing And Sales to Kids, Bans Deceptive Light/Mild/Low-Tar Labels (Jun. 21, 2010)

Deadly in Pink: New Report Warns Big Tobacco Has Stepped Up Targeting of Women and Girls (Feb. 18, 2009)

Court Ruling Puts Responsibility on Elected Officials To Rein In Tobacco Racketeers (Aug. 21, 2006)

Health Groups File Brief Urging Tougher Remedies in Tobacco Lawsuit (Sep. 01, 2005)

Tobacco Companies’ Defense In Federal Lawsuit Is Contradicted by Their Current Behavior, Judge’s Rulings (Sep. 23, 2004)

Reynolds American and John Boehner Have Zero Credibility on Reducing Youth Tobacco Use (Sep. 15, 2016)

House Appropriations Committee Members Who Voted To Cut Off Funding For DOJ Tobacco Lawsuit Received $245,000 In Tobacco Contributions Since 1997 (Jun. 16, 2000)

New Studies Find Record Tobacco Industry Giving to Congress (Mar. 14, 1996)

Starting this Week, Tobacco Companies Must Run Court-Ordered Ads Telling the Truth about Their Lethal Products (Nov. 20, 2017)

Leading Health and Medical Groups Urge Immediate FDA Action to Address Rising Youth Use of Juul E-Cigarettes (Apr. 18, 2018)

Reps. Pallone and Shalala Introduce Comprehensive Legislation to Reverse E-Cigarette Epidemic and Drive Down Youth Tobacco Use (Apr. 16, 2019)

Putting Profits Before Kids, Tobacco Companies Spend Big to Deceive Voters and Fight State Ballot Initiatives to Raise Tobacco Taxes (Sep. 07, 2016)

Sept. 9 Deadline Arrives for Makers of E-Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products to Apply to Keep Products on Market – FDA Must Protect Kids and Public Health (Sep. 09, 2020)

Chicago City Council Overwhelmingly Votes to End the Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes, Needs to Crack Down on Menthol Cigarettes Next (Sep. 09, 2020)

179 Organizations Worldwide Call on Google to Ban Apps that Encourage Smoking and Vaping from Google Play Store (Oct. 28, 2020)

Ten Years Ago, a Federal Judge Found Tobacco Companies Lied to the American People; They’re Still Fighting Order to Publish Corrective Statements (Aug. 16, 2016)

2021 Survey Shows Over 2 Million Kids Used E-Cigarettes Even During Covid-19 School Shutdown and 85% Used Flavored Products – FDA Must Eliminate All Flavored E-Cigarettes to Prevent Resurgence of Youth Epidemic (Sep. 30, 2021)

FDA’s Authorization of High-Nicotine Vuse E-Cigarette Leaves Kids at Risk of Addiction (Oct. 12, 2021)

Lawsuit by Tony Gwynn’s Family Shows How Tobacco Companies Used Sports to Market Smokeless Tobacco – It’s Time to Rid Baseball of Tobacco for Good (May. 26, 2016)

2021 Monitoring the Future Survey Shows Youth E-Cigarette Use Remains a Serious Problem – FDA Must Act Now to Eliminate the Flavored Products Addicting Kids (Dec. 15, 2021)

New Report: E-Cigarettes in Kid-Friendly Flavors Remain Widely Available Three Months After Deadline for FDA Action (Dec. 17, 2021)

Altria’s Earnings Report Shows It Isn’t Serious About “Moving Beyond Smoking” – Company Makes Most of its Revenue from Deadly Cigarettes (Jan. 27, 2022)

Tobacco Industry Loses Landmark Court Rulings in India & EU, Upholding Graphic Tobacco Warnings (and Other Health Measures in EU) (May. 04, 2016)

FDA Committee Was Right to Reject Swedish Match's Flawed Application (Apr. 10, 2015)

Court Order Requires Tobacco Companies to Post Signs About Health Risks of Smoking at 200,000 Stores Across U.S. – Order Stems from 2006 Racketeering Verdict Against Companies (Dec. 06, 2022)

Victory for Public Health: U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Tobacco Industry’s Challenge to Los Angeles County Law Ending Flavored Tobacco Sales (Feb. 27, 2023)

New CDC Study Links E-Cigarette Advertising and Youth Use – White House Must Issue Long-Overdue Rule to Protect Kids (Apr. 25, 2016)

FDA’s Crackdown on Illegal Sales of Popular Flavored E-cigarettes Is Significant Step to Protect Kids (May. 31, 2023)

Starting July 1, Tobacco Companies Must Post Signs About Health Risks of Smoking at About 220,000 Stores Across U.S. – Signs Stem from 2006 Racketeering Verdict Against Companies (Jun. 30, 2023)

FDA’s Continued Delays in Reviewing Juul’s Marketing Applications Are Unacceptable and Harmful to Kids (Jun. 06, 2024)

New Survey Shows Record 3 Million Kids Used E-Cigarettes in 2015 – How Many More Reasons Does the White House Need to Act? (Apr. 14, 2016)

FTC Reports Tobacco Marketing Steady, Exceeds $9 Billion – Efforts to Fight Tobacco Use Must Intensify (Mar. 23, 2016)

New CDC Report Shows E-Cigarette Ads Reach 7 in 10 U.S. Youth – FDA Regulation Needed Now (Jan. 05, 2016)

Orange Bowl Does the Right Thing in Canceling Cigar Sponsorship (Dec. 29, 2011)

National Survey Shows Youth Cigarette Smoking Again Falls to Record Low, but E-Cigarettes and Cigars Threaten Progress (Dec. 16, 2015)

BBC Investigation: British American Tobacco Bribed Government Officials in Africa to Undermine Life-Saving Measures (Dec. 02, 2015)

Justice Department Acts to Enforce Court Order Requiring Continued Disclosure of Tobacco Industry Documents (Dec. 14, 2011)

Tobacco Giants Say They Shouldn’t Be Singled Out under Trans-Pacific Partnership – Why Not When Their Products Kill 6 Million a Year and They Have Abused the Trading System (Oct. 09, 2015)

FDA Authorization of Menthol-Flavored E-Cigarettes Is Troubling and Will Harm Kids (Jun. 21, 2024)

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Involving FDA Marketing Denial Orders for Flavored E-Cigarettes (Jul. 02, 2024)

New Study Provides Powerful Evidence that Lowering Nicotine Content of Cigarettes Would Reduce Smoking and Save Lives (Oct. 01, 2015)

Maryland Officials Take Action to Protect Youth from Growing Threat of Flavored Cigars (Nov. 17, 2011)

New Studies Show Need for FDA to Quickly Regulate All Tobacco Products and Ban All Flavored Tobacco Products (Sep. 30, 2015)

FDA for First Time Orders Major Cigarette Brand Pulled Off the Market, Sending Strong Message to Manufacturers about Complying with 2009 Law (Sep. 15, 2015)

FDA Warning about Deceptive Marketing of Natural American Spirit Cigarettes, Other Brands Is Critically Important to Protect Consumers (Aug. 27, 2015)

JAMA Study Raises Concerns Youth E-Cigarette Use Could Lead to Smoking Other Tobacco Products, Shows Urgent Need for FDA Regulation (Aug. 18, 2015)

New Report Details How U.S. Chamber of Commerce Helps Tobacco Industry Fight Life-Saving Policies in Over a Dozen Countries (Jul. 16, 2015)

Health Groups Urge U.S. Chamber of Commerce Board Members to Withdraw if Chamber Doesn’t End Global Lobbying for Tobacco Industry (Jul. 15, 2015)

FDA Takes Troubling Step in Telling Star Scientific Two Smokeless Tobacco Products Are Not Subject to Regulation (Mar. 24, 2011)

CVS Health Demonstrates Integrity and Corporate Leadership With its Decision to Resign From U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Jul. 07, 2015)

Lorillard, R.J. Reynolds Lawsuit to Block FDA Menthol Report Is Act of Panic (Feb. 25, 2011)

Government Survey Shows Youth E-Cigarette Use Tripled in One Year and Exceeds Use of Regular Cigarettes – FDA Must Act Now to Protect Kids (Apr. 16, 2015)

FTC Reports Tobacco Marketing Increased to $9.6 Billion in 2012 – Efforts to Fight Tobacco Use Must Also Intensify (Mar. 30, 2015)

Study Finds Teens Can Easily Buy E-Cigarettes Online – FDA Must Act to Protect Kids (Mar. 02, 2015)

Poisoning Calls About E-Cigarettes and Liquid Nicotine More Than Doubled in 2014 – FDA Must Act to Protect Kids (Jan. 13, 2015)

Reynolds’ “No-Smoking” Policy Fails to Protect Its Workers; Company Should Stop Fighting Real Smoke-Free Laws Across America (Oct. 23, 2014)

Tobacco Companies Found Guilty of Massive Wrongdoing But Remedies Fail to Protect American People and Must Be Appealed (Aug. 17, 2006)

New Study Finds 17.4 Million U.S. Adults Smoke Cigars, Showing Need For FDA to Regulate All Cigars to Protect Public Health (Jul. 31, 2014)

Federal Judge’s Order Moves Tobacco Companies Closer to Finally Telling the Truth to the American People (Jun. 03, 2014)

New Study Finds Dramatic Rise in Youth Exposure to E-Cigarette Ads on TV, Underscores Need for FDA to Regulate E-Cigarette Marketing (Jun. 02, 2014)

Human Rights Watch Report Details Use of Child Labor on U.S. Tobacco Farms, Putting Children’s Health and Safety at Risk (May. 14, 2014)

Strong Remedies Still Available in Tobacco Lawsuit Despite Supreme Court's Decision Not to Hear Disgorgement Appeal (Oct. 17, 2005)

New Study: Sweet Tobacco Products Use Same Flavor Chemicals as Candy and Kool-Aid (May. 07, 2014)

Congressional Report Details E-Cigarette Marketing that Entices Kids, Underscores Urgent Need for FDA Regulation (Apr. 14, 2014)

Finding E-Liquids a ‘Threat to Small Children,’ CDC Reports Steady Rise in Poison Center Calls About Liquid Nicotine and E-Cigarette Products (Apr. 03, 2014)

33 Leading Health Groups Urge FDA to Stop Tobacco Industry Practices That Have Made Cigarettes More Deadly (Mar. 28, 2014)

Legal Agreement Moves Tobacco Companies Closer to Finally Telling the Truth to the American People (Jan. 10, 2014)

New York City Bill to Include E-Cigarettes in Clean Indoor Air Law Will Help Protect Everyone’s Right to Breathe Clean Air (Nov. 27, 2013)

Judge Kessler Grants Public Health Motion to Intervene (Jul. 22, 2005)

Survey Finds Increased Youth Use of Non-Cigarette Tobacco Products – Yet Another Warning that FDA Must Take Action (Nov. 14, 2013)

E-Cigarette Firms Are Behaving More and More Like Cigarette Companies – FDA Regulation Urgently Needed (Nov. 05, 2013)

New Study Finds Over 40 Percent of Youth Smokers Use Flavored Little Cigars or Cigarettes, Shows Need for FDA to Regulate All Tobacco Products (Oct. 22, 2013)

CDC Survey Finds Youth E-Cigarette Use More than Doubled from 2011-2012, Shows Urgent Need for FDA Regulation (Sep. 05, 2013)

FDA’s Scientific Conclusions Should Prompt Agency to Act Quickly to Ban Menthol Cigarettes (Jul. 23, 2013)

Statement Regarding Settlement Discussions in Tobacco Lawsuit (Jun. 21, 2005)

It’ll Take Time to Judge Today’s FDA Actions on Tobacco, But Government’s Role Certainly Signifies a New Day (Jun. 25, 2013)

Attorney General Nominee Gonzales Should Support Federal Tobacco Lawsuit (Nov. 10, 2004)

Vermont Judge Orders R.J. Reynolds to Pay $8.3 Million in Penalties and Stop Deceptive Advertising (Jun. 06, 2013)

Tobacco Industry Loses Big Decision in Department of Justice (DOJ) Case (May. 23, 2003)

Leading Health Groups Urge State AGs to Investigate R.J. Reynolds’ New Magazine Ads for Camel Cigarettes (May. 30, 2013)

FTC Reports First Increase in Tobacco Marketing Since 2003, Underscoring Need for Continued Vigilance in Fighting Tobacco Use (May. 21, 2013)

Supreme Court Lets FDA Move Forward with Graphic Cigarette Warnings And Other Tobacco Regulations (Apr. 22, 2013)

Justice Department Statement that Tobacco Lawsuit will be Fully Funded and Staffed Needs to be Matched by Action (Sep. 05, 2001)

Kids Across America ‘Kick Butts’ Today (Mar. 20, 2013)

Talk about a Scoop: Tobacco Company Puts Kitty Litter in Its Cigars (Mar. 01, 2013)

New Study Finds Increased Use of Electronic Cigarettes, Shows Need for FDA Regulation (Feb. 28, 2013)

A “Transformed” Tobacco Company? Reynolds’ Actions Show Otherwise (Feb. 25, 2013)

Federal Court Upholds Providence, RI, Measures to Reduce Tobacco Sales to Kids (Dec. 12, 2012)

Today's Ruling in Federal Tobacco Lawsuit is no Surprise; Government Still has Strong Case Under Racketeering Laws (Jul. 28, 2001)

U.S. Judge Orders Tobacco Companies to Admit Deception and Tell the Truth to the American People (Nov. 27, 2012)

Bush Administration Effort to Settle Tobacco Lawsuit Smells Like Sweetheart Deal for Tobacco Industry (Jun. 20, 2001)

New Study Finds Smartphone Apps Are Promoting Smoking, Often in Kid-Friendly Ways (Oct. 25, 2012)

Statement: Regarding Statement by Attorney General Reno About Securing Funding to Continue Federal Tobacco Lawsuit (Jan. 18, 2001)

FTC Report Shows Big Decline in Cigarette Sales after 2009 Federal Cigarette Tax Increase, While Tobacco Companies Still Spend Huge Sums on Marketing (Sep. 21, 2012)

Australia’s Highest Court Upholds Landmark Law Requiring Plain Cigarette Packaging (Aug. 15, 2012)

Statement of William V. Corr Executive Vice President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids RE: President's Planned Veto of Commerce-Justice-State Appropriations Bill that Lacks Funding for Federal Tobacco Lawsuit (Oct. 26, 2000)

CDC Report Shows Tobacco Companies Manipulating Products to Avoid Taxes and Encourage Smoking — Congress and FDA Must Act to Protect Public Health (Aug. 02, 2012)

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Tobacco Industry Effort to Escape Corrective Actions for Violating Racketeering Laws (Jul. 27, 2012)

Statement: Regarding 14-14 Vote in Senate Appropriations Committee to Defeat Hollings Amendment to Fund Department of Justice Tobacco Lawsuit (Jul. 18, 2000)

Tobacco Companies Put Profits Before Kids in Defeating California Ballot Initiative to Raise Cigarette Tax (Jun. 25, 2012)

Statement: Regarding House of Representatives' Vote in Support of Justice Department Tobacco Lawsuit (Jun. 23, 2000)

California Cigarette Tax Battle Shows Tobacco Companies Haven't Changed and Still Fight to Keep Kids Smoking (Jun. 08, 2012)

Statement: On House of Representatives' Agreement to Fund Department of Justice Tobacco Lawsuit (Jun. 20, 2000)

Altria’s New Nicotine Lozenge Shows Need for FDA to Regulate All Tobacco Products so Consumers Aren’t Big Tobacco’s Guinea Pigs (May. 22, 2012)

FDA Acts to Stop Tobacco Industry Deception about Health Risks of Products (Mar. 30, 2012)

Statement: Regarding House Vote on Funding Department of Justice Tobacco Lawsuit (Jun. 19, 2000)

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Graphic Cigarette Warnings and Other Key Provisions of New Tobacco Regulation Law (Mar. 19, 2012)

Surgeon General's Report Shows Tobacco Industry Is Still Addicting Kids (Mar. 08, 2012)

Philip Morris International Seeks to Buy Influence over Trade Policy By Sponsoring Exclusive Washington, DC, Event (Feb. 23, 2012)

Leading Health Groups Call on Orange Bowl to Cancel Cigar Sponsorship (Dec. 20, 2011)

Philip Morris International Tells Indonesian Kids Cigarettes Are Worth Dying For (Aug. 30, 2011)

Statement: U.S. Department of Justice’s Filing of a Civil Lawsuit Against the Tobacco Industry (Sep. 22, 1999)

Tobacco Companies Seek to Avoid Telling Deadly Truth About Smoking by Filing Lawsuit to Stop New Warning Labels (Aug. 17, 2011)

Voluntary Steps by Juul Are Not a Substitute for Effective FDA Regulation (Apr. 25, 2018)

FTC Reports Show Tobacco Companies Still Spend Huge Sums on Marketing — Cigarette Marketing Declined, but Smokeless Tobacco Marketing Doubled in Recent Years (Aug. 01, 2011)

Reynolds American Deceives Consumers by Marketing American Spirit Cigarettes As 'Eco Friendly' (Jul. 25, 2011)

Lung Illnesses Related to E-Cigarettes Underscore Urgent Need to Regulate these Products (Aug. 23, 2019)

CDC Study Finds Progress in Reducing Smoking in Movies, but R-Rating Still Needed to Protect Kids (Jul. 14, 2011)

Tobacco-Free Kids Supports Gov. Cuomo’s Call to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes (Sep. 09, 2019)

Philip Morris International CEO Claims It Isn't Hard to Quit Smoking – Comment is Irresponsible and Contradicted by Science (May. 11, 2011)

Indiana Legislators Side with Big Tobacco over Kids By Killing Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program (May. 02, 2011)

President Trump’s Plan to Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes Is Long-Overdue Step to Address Youth Crisis, but Must be Comprehensive and Immediate (Sep. 11, 2019)

Tobacco Companies Fight Government's Efforts to Make Them Tell the Truth about Deadly Products (Feb. 24, 2011)

Public Health Groups Condemn Tobacco Companies for Trying to Delay and Weaken Penalties For Violating Racketeering Laws (Feb. 11, 2011)

Juul Is Big Tobacco – Today’s Announcement Leaves No Doubt (Sep. 25, 2019)

R.J. Reynolds Pulls Dissolvable Smokeless Products from Test Markets; Company Must Stop Pushing Tobacco Products that Entice Kids (Dec. 20, 2010)

Nations Support Uruguay Against Threat by Philip Morris International, Declare Governments Have Right to Implement Effective Tobacco Control Policies (Nov. 19, 2010)

San Francisco Voters Reject Juul-Sponsored Ballot Measure in Big Win for Kids over Tobacco Industry (Nov. 06, 2019)

R.J. Reynolds Uses Names and Images of Cool U.S. Cities To Market Camel Cigarettes to Kids (Nov. 13, 2010)

Philip Morris International Uses Deadly Volcano as Marketing Tool in Indonesia (Nov. 09, 2010)

Juul’s Decision to End Sales of Mint Pods Is Not a Substitute for FDA Action to Remove All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Nov. 07, 2019)

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Verdict that Tobacco Companies Conspired To Deceive American Public and Addict Children (Jun. 29, 2010)

FDA Acts to Prevent Philip Morris from Evading New Ban On Promoting Cigarettes as 'Light' or 'Low-Tar' (Jun. 17, 2010)

D.C. Council Should Give Juul the Cold Shoulder by Banning All Flavored Tobacco Products (May. 05, 2020)

Kelly Clarkson, Promoters Do the Right Thing by Dropping Tobacco Concert Sponsor (Apr. 23, 2010)

North Carolina Attorney General’s Investigation of Puff Bar Is Important Step to Protect Kids (Nov. 16, 2021)

Health Groups Ask Supreme Court to Authorize Financial Penalties on Tobacco Companies for Decades of Wrongdoing (Feb. 19, 2010)

New Investigation Finds that British American Tobacco is Secretly Backing “Anti-Smoking” Group to Undermine Tobacco Control Policies (Jan. 11, 2022)

Federal Court Upholds Key Provisions of New Tobacco Regulation Law; Government Should Appeal Two Provisions that Were Struck Down (Jan. 05, 2010)

U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms 2006 Lower Court Ruling That Tobacco Companies Committed Fraud for Five Decades and Lied About the Dangers of Smoking (May. 23, 2009)

Philip Morris and Other Tobacco Giants Continue to Do Business in Russia, Putting Profits First (Mar. 11, 2022)

Deadly in Pink: Philip Morris' New Look for Virginia Slims Cigarettes Shows Contempt for Women's Health (Oct. 30, 2008)

Federal Judge Orders Tobacco Companies to Stop Deceiving Foreign Consumers As Well as Those in U.S. (Mar. 16, 2007)

Tobacco Companies Ask Court to Allow Them to Deceive Foreign Consumers (Sep. 02, 2006)

FDA’s Stay of Juul Marketing Denial Order Is Harmful to America’s Kids (Jul. 06, 2022)

Supreme Court Appeal Puts Disgorgement of Profits Back on Table in Tobacco Lawsuit (Jul. 18, 2005)

Multistate Settlement Underscores Juul’s Culpability in Driving Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic and Urgent Need for FDA to Take Juul Off the Market (Sep. 06, 2022)

Public Health Groups File Motion to Intervene in Tobacco Lawsuit (Jun. 29, 2005)

Reaction to Justice Department's Proposed Remedies Order in Tobacco Lawsuit (Jun. 29, 2005)

Government’s Smoking Cessation Remedy in Tobacco Lawsuit Protects Tobacco Profits, Not Public Health (Jun. 11, 2005)

Government Presents Strong Case Against Tobacco Companies But Proposed Remedies Fall Short (Jun. 08, 2005)

Justice Department Should Immediately Appeal Ruling in Tobacco Lawsuit to U.S. Supreme Court (Apr. 21, 2005)

Justice Department Should Aggressively Pursue Tobacco Lawsuit And Reject Any Weak Settlement (Mar. 22, 2005)

New Government Brief Shows Tobacco Lawsuit Can Fundamentally Change Tobacco Industry and Save Lives (Feb. 16, 2005)

Federal Lawsuit Can Still Fundamentally Change Tobacco Industry Despite Appeals Court Ruling on Disgorgement Issue (Feb. 04, 2005)

Judge Fines Philip Morris $2.75 Million for E-Mail Destruction In Federal Tobacco Lawsuit (Jul. 21, 2004)

Government Allowed To Seek $280 Billion In Illegal Tobacco Industry Profits (May. 24, 2004)

Justice Department Documents in Tobacco Lawsuit Show Tobacco Industry Continues to Market to Kids and Deceive Public (Mar. 19, 2003)

Newly Disclosed Tobacco Industry Statements in Federal Lawsuit Show Continued Deception About Harms of Tobacco Products (Sep. 17, 2002)

Federal Tobacco Lawsuit Can Bring Fundamental Change in Industry Practices if Fully Funded and Aggressively Pursued (Mar. 11, 2002)

Public Health Groups Applaud Sen. Dick Durbin for Efforts to Hold Tobacco Industry Accountable for Its Wrongdoing (Sep. 04, 2001)

Activists to Bush: Don't Pardon Big Tobacco by Killing Federal Tobacco Lawsuit (Jun. 08, 2001)

Jury Verdict Sends Message to President, Congress: Hold Big Tobacco Accountable (Jun. 07, 2001)

Attorney General Ashcroft Should Support Continued Funding for DOJ Tobacco Lawsuit (Apr. 25, 2001)

Statement: Surgeon General's Report on Women and Tobacco Underscores Need for Congress to Grant FDA Authority over Tobacco (Mar. 27, 2001)

Philip Morris' New Virginia Slims Advertising Campaign Insults and Degrades Women (Feb. 01, 2001)

Statement of William V. Corr Executive Vice President of the Campaign For Tobacco-Free Kids Urging Congressional Leadership to Reject Special Protection for Big Tobacco and Support Funding for Federal Tobacco Lawsuit October 25, 2000 (Oct. 25, 2000)

Statement: Regarding U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler's Ruling Allowing Federal Tobacco Lawsuit to Proceed Under Two Rackeetering Claims (Sep. 28, 2000)

Senate Appropriations Committee to Vote Tuesday on Granting Tobacco Industry Special Protection from DoJ Lawsuit (Jul. 17, 2000)

Updated: Strong Link Shown Between House Votes on Tobacco Lawsuit and Tobacco Political Contributions (Jun. 29, 2000)

Strong Link Shown Between House Vote to Cut Off Funding for Tobacco Lawsuit and Tobacco Political Contributions (Jun. 20, 2000)

Defendant Philip Morris Caught Red-Handed in Inappropriate Scheme to Get Congress to Block Department of Justice Lawsuit (Jun. 13, 2000)

Statement: Today's Arguments on Motion to Dismiss Department of Justice Lawsuit Against the Tobacco Companies (Jun. 02, 2000)

Statement: Regarding Senator Ted Stevens' Decision Dropping Efforts to Block DOJ Tobacco Lawsuit (May. 26, 2000)

Campaign Condemns Senate Appropriations Committee Vote to Block Funding for DOJ Lawsuit Against Tobacco Industry (May. 09, 2000)

Campaign For Tobacco-Free Kids Urges U.S. Senate To Allow Department of Justice to Proceed With Lawsuit Against the Tobacco Industry (Apr. 03, 2000)

U.S. Authorities Urged to Investigate British American Tobacco for Allegations of Widespread Bribery and Corruption in Africa (Aug. 18, 2017)

If Philip Morris Is Serious About a “Smoke-Free World,” It Should Stop Marketing Cigarettes, Fighting Efforts to Reduce Smoking (Sep. 13, 2017)

Tobacco Companies Must Finally Tell Public the Truth about Their Lethal Products – 11 Years After a Court Ordered It (Oct. 04, 2017)

Tobacco Companies Ordered to Place Statements about Products’ Dangers on Websites and Cigarette Packs (May. 01, 2018)

British American Tobacco’s Use of Social Media Influencers to Sell Cigarettes Faces Legal Complaint in Brazil (Sep. 26, 2018)

Conrad Foundation Should Sever Ties with Philip Morris-Funded Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (Oct. 23, 2018)

Possible Altria-Juul Partnership Would Join Companies with Most Popular Cigarette and E-Cigarette Brands Among Kids (Nov. 28, 2018)

Reports of Seizures after E-Cigarette Use Show Why FDA Must Do More to Prevent Youth Use – Kids Cannot be Guinea Pigs (Apr. 03, 2019)

Philip Morris Declares the “Year of Unsmoke,” But Launches New Cigarette in Indonesia and Sells Over 700 Billion Cigarettes a Year Worldwide (Apr. 18, 2019)

Philip Morris Gets into the Life Insurance Business; What’s Next – Funeral Homes? (Apr. 24, 2019)

UK Authorities Investigating British American Tobacco over Advertising of E-Cigarettes on Social Media (Apr. 29, 2019)

Over 125 Organizations Call on Social Media Companies to End All Tobacco Advertising, Including by Paid Influencers (May. 22, 2019)

Juul’s Fake Apology: Company Refuses to Take Responsibility for Creating Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic (Jul. 15, 2019)

New Facebook/Instagram Policy on Tobacco Marketing Turns Blind Eye to Biggest Problem: Influencer Marketing (Jul. 25, 2019)

Juul’s Latest Effort to Prevent Sales to Kids Is Too Little Too Late (Aug. 29, 2019)

Leading Health Groups Back Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s Emergency Action to Address the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic (Sep. 04, 2019)

To Protect Kids, Gov. Cuomo’s Order Banning Flavored E-Cigarettes Must Be Strengthened to Include Menthol (Sep. 15, 2019)

Tobacco-Free Kids Supports D.C. Effort to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes (Sep. 17, 2019)

Los Angeles County Votes to Ban Flavored Tobacco Products (Sep. 24, 2019)

Tobacco-Free Kids Supports Gov. Cuomo’s Inclusion of Menthol E-Cigarettes in Emergency Action to Address the Youth Epidemic (Sep. 26, 2019)

Gov. Baker Right to Declare Public Health Emergency Over E-Cigarettes; Legislature Must Do Its Part by Banning All Flavored Tobacco Products (Sep. 24, 2019)

Tobacco-Free Kids Supports Gov. Inslee’s Call to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes (Sep. 27, 2019)

Tobacco-Free Kids Supports Gov. Brown’s Call to Stop the Sale of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Oct. 07, 2019)

Tobacco-Free Kids Supports Gov. Bullock’s Emergency Action to Stop the Sale of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Oct. 08, 2019)

New Poll: Voters Overwhelmingly Support Trump Administration’s Plan to Take Flavored E-Cigarettes off the Market (Oct. 10, 2019)

Juul’s Decision to Keep Selling Mint/Menthol Flavors Shows Company Hasn’t Changed – Trump Administration Must Implement Plan to Remove All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Oct. 17, 2019)

Trump Administration Must Put Kids Before Juul and Take Mint/Menthol E-Cigarettes Off the Market (Oct. 25, 2019)

Trump Administration Must Side with Kids Over Juul and Keep Menthol in Plan to Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes (Nov. 03, 2019)

JAMA Studies Show Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic Is Getting Worse and Kids Shifted to Mint/Menthol After Other Flavors Were Restricted (Nov. 05, 2019)

Trump Administration Should Not Exempt Vape Shops or Any Flavors from Its Plan to Clear the Market of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Nov. 06, 2019)

Is Trump Administration Breaking Its Promise to America’s Kids and Families to Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes? (Nov. 09, 2019)

U.S. House Subcommittee Approves Comprehensive Bill to Reverse Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic, Prohibit Flavored Tobacco Products (Nov. 13, 2019)

Massachusetts State House Votes to End the Sale of All Flavored Tobacco Products (Nov. 13, 2019)

Massachusetts Senate Votes to End the Sale of All Flavored Tobacco Products; State Poised to Be First in the Nation Taking Such Action (Nov. 20, 2019)

Health and Parent Groups Urge Trump Administration to Stand Strong and Implement Plan to Clear the Market of All Flavored E-Cigarettes – Kids’ Health Must Not Be Compromised (Nov. 22, 2019)

With Gov. Baker’s Signature, Massachusetts Becomes First State to End the Sale of All Flavored Tobacco Products (Nov. 27, 2019)

Government Survey Shows Youth Tobacco Use at Highest Rate in 19 Years Due to E-Cigarette Epidemic – Administration Must Implement Plan to Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes (Dec. 05, 2019)

Tobacco Provisions in Congressional Health Bill Won’t Stop the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic – It’s Critical to Eliminate the Flavored Products that Lure Kids (Dec. 11, 2019)

Raising the Tobacco Age to 21 Won’t Stop the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic and Is Not a Substitute for Eliminating the Flavored Products that Lure Kids (Dec. 16, 2019)

Trump Administration Breaks Its Promise to Kids and Families to Eliminate Flavored E-Cigarettes, Prioritizes Industry Over the Health of Our Kids (Jan. 01, 2020)

New Article Definitively Refutes Claim that E-Cigarettes are 95% Safer than Cigarettes (Jan. 08, 2020)

Tobacco-Free Kids Supports Gov. Cuomo’s Call to End the Sale of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Jan. 08, 2020)

Senator Sherrod Brown Introduces Senate Version of Comprehensive Legislation to Reverse E-Cigarette Epidemic and Drive Down Youth Tobacco Use (Jan. 09, 2020)

Tobacco-Free Kids Supports Gov. Cuomo’s Call to End the Sale of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Jan. 21, 2020)

Surgeon General’s Report Finds Effective Treatments Exist to Help Smokers Quit, but the Evidence is Inadequate to Conclude E-Cigarettes Increase Smoking Cessation (Jan. 23, 2020)

Trump Administration Policy Provides Roadmap for E-Cigarette Makers to Keep Addicting Kids with Flavored Products (Feb. 05, 2020)

Big Win for Kids: U.S. House Approves Bill to Reverse Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic, Prohibit Flavored Tobacco Products (Feb. 28, 2020)

Gov. Raimondo’s Actions to End the Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes Will Protect Rhode Island Kids; New Poll Shows Two-Thirds of Voters Support the Move (Mar. 25, 2020)

New York Takes Historic Action to Tackle Youth E-Cigarette Use by Ending the Sale of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Apr. 02, 2020)

Tobacco-Free Kids Applauds Denver Lawsuit Against Juul, Altria for Luring Kids; Time for City and State to End the Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes (Apr. 03, 2020)

Absurd and Irresponsible: Vape Shops Claim They Are Essential When Vaping May Worsen Effects of COVID-19 and Has Addicted Millions of Kids (Apr. 15, 2020)

Today’s FDA Action Against Some E-Cigarettes Is Not a Substitute for a Ban on All Flavored Products (Apr. 27, 2020)

Gov. Bullock’s Action to End the Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes Will Protect Montana Kids (Jun. 16, 2020)

FDA Action Against Puff Bar and Other Disposable E-Cigarettes Is a Positive Step to Protect Kids, but Not a Substitute for a Ban on All Flavored Products (Jul. 20, 2020)

CDC Report Raises Concerns E-Cigarettes Could Be Hindering Efforts to Reduce Tobacco Use in U.S. (Nov. 19, 2020)

2020 Monitoring the Future Survey Confirms Youth E-Cigarette Use Remains an Epidemic – It’s Time to Eliminate the Flavored Products Addicting Kids (Dec. 15, 2020)

Connecticut Shouldn’t Welcome Cigarette Giant Philip Morris International – Company’s Products Contribute to 8 Million Deaths Worldwide Each Year (Jun. 22, 2021)

FDA’s Denial of Applications for Some Flavored E-Cigarettes Is Positive Step, but Not a Substitute for Eliminating All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Aug. 27, 2021)

FDA’s Rejection of More Flavored E-Cigarettes Is Significant Step Forward, But FDA’s Delays and Failure to Eliminate All Flavored E-Cigarettes – Including Menthol – Leave Kids at Risk (Sep. 09, 2021)

Congressional Agreement Will Stop E-Cigarette Makers from Using Synthetic Nicotine to Evade FDA Regulations that Protect Kids and Public Health (Mar. 09, 2022)

CDC Reports Welcome Declines in Adult Smoking and E-Cigarette Use in U.S., but Bold Action Needed to Address Large Disparities in Who Still Uses Tobacco (Mar. 17, 2022)

Statement of Public Health Intervenors: Agreement in Principle Regarding Point-of-Sale Corrective Statements Remedy in Federal Tobacco Lawsuit (May. 04, 2022)

FDA’s Rejection of Two Vuse Menthol E-Cigarette Products Is a Significant Step to Protect Kids (Jan. 24, 2023)

Ultimate Chutzpah: Reynolds American Pretends to Care About Youth E-Cigarette Use While Selling No. 2 Brand Among Kids (Feb. 10, 2023)

Name Change Doesn’t Change the Facts: Philip Morris-Funded Group Is Promoting Big Tobacco’s Agenda (May. 14, 2024)

New Federal Task Force on Illegal E-Cigarettes Can Be Important Step if Followed by Comprehensive Enforcement Actions (Jun. 10, 2024)

Tobacco Giant Reynolds Introduces New Fruity E-Cigarettes to Confuse Kids and Evade Regulation (Jul. 01, 2024)