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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

Press Releases

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)

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

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

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)

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Racketeering Verdict

U.S. Racketeering Verdict

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U.S. Racketeering Verdict

Press Releases

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)

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

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

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)

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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