Event
House hearing on tobacco, 14 April 1994
Hearing before a House subcommittee at which the heads of several cigarette makers testified under oath about nicotine.
- Dates
- 14 Apr 1994
- Place
- Washington, D.C.
Connections 8
involved
- House Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Primary record 1
- William I. Campbell Primary record 1
- Philip Morris USA Primary record 1
- Brown & Williamson its chairman, Thomas Sandefur, testified Primary record 1
- Lorillard Tobacco Company its chairman, Andrew H. Tisch, testified Primary record 1
- R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company their chief executives testified Primary record 1
- American Tobacco Company their chief executives testified Primary record 1
- Liggett Group their chief executives testified Primary record 1
Timeline 1 date
- 14 Apr 1994 House hearing on tobacco, 14 April 1994
Proof 1 source
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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
Mr. Campbell: I believe nicotine is not addictive, yes.
testified under penalty of perjury in a nationally televised hearing before the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Mr. Sandefur: I believe nicotine is not addictive.
Mr. Tisch: I believe that nicotine is not addictive.
The Chief Executive Officers of six Defendant cigarette manufacturers -- Philip Morris, B&W, RJR, Lorillard, Liggett, and American -- appeared voluntarily at a Subcommittee hearing on April 14, 1994.
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