Title: U.S. Courts: Big Tobacco Guilty as Charged

URL: http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/what_we_do/industry_watch/doj_lawsuit/

Description: Summary of the 2006 RICO civil case brought by the US Department of Justice against the major US Tobacco Companies. U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler issued a final judgment and opinion that found the companies have violated civil racketeering laws and defrauded the American people by lying for decades about the health risks of smoking and their marketing to children. The final judgement included financial remedies as well as advertising bans and ban on deceptive terms including "low tar," "light," "ultra light," "mild," and "natural."

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Subject:   tobacco lawsuit,  litigation ,  RICO,  Kessler, Gladys