Organization

British American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd.

British company, a defendant in the federal case as the parent of the British American Tobacco group’s interests in Brown & Williamson.

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Legal records

United States v. Philip Morris USA Inc.

17 Aug 2006 Sanctioned by U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia: held liable for civil racketeering (RICO) violations; ordered to stop deceptive descriptors and to issue corrective statements 1

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U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia 17 Aug 2006 held liable for civil racketeering (RICO) violations; ordered to stop deceptive descriptors and to issue corrective statements Primary record 1

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United States v. Philip Morris USA Inc., 449 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2006), Final Opinion (Judge Gladys Kessler), U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (text via govinfo.gov), 17 Aug 2006. Primary record
the Government has established that Defendants (1) have conspired together to violate the substantive provisions of RICO, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (d), and (2) have in fact violated those provisions of the statute, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (c).
British American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd. (“BATCo”)
against nine cigarette manufacturers of cigarettes and two tobacco-related trade organizations.

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