Legal Opinion
United States v. Philip Morris USA Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 27, 2017No. Civil Action No. 1999-2496PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Gladys Kessler, United States District Judge
This case-was filed on September 22, 1999. In 2006, after a nine month trial, the Court ruled that the Defendant Cigarette Manufacturers had for decades conspired to deny the health effects of smoking in violation of RICO. USA v. Philip Morris, Inc., 449 F.Supp.2d 1 (D.D.C. 2006) (“liability opinion”).
This Court ordered in that Opinion, among many other Orders, that Defendants disseminate corrective statements relating to the health effects of smoking in newspapers, on TV, on cigarette packages, and web sites. Id. at 938-41. As…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Zauderer v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Hobart N. Crocker, Jr. v. Piedmont Aviation, Inc., Hobart N. Crocker, Jr. v. Piedmont Aviation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Philip Morris USA Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2009
- United States v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2006
- United States v. Philip Morris USA Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Bifolck v. Philip MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2019
- Bifolck v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 2020
- United States v. Philip Morris U.S. Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- United States v. Philip Morris USADistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2018