United States v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.

FINAL OPINION

KESSLER, District Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION.........................................................26

A. Overview.............................................................26

B. Preliminary Guidance for the Reader....................................29

II. PROCEDURAL HISTORY.................................................31

III. CREATION, NATURE, AND OPERATION OF THE ENTERPRISE..........34

A. Pre-1953 Overview — The Rise in American Smoking and the Status of Scientific Research on Smoking and Health.............................35

B. Creation of the Enterprise…