Legal Opinion
United States v. Philip Morris USA Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 25, 2017No. 16-5101 Consolidated with 16-5127PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENTELLE, Senior Circuit Judge:
In 2006, the district court found that Appellant cigarette manufacturers had for decades conspired to deny the health effects of smoking in violation of RICO. United States v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., 449 F.Supp.2d 1 (D.D.C. 2006) (“Liability Opinion”). As a remedy, the court ordered Appellants to disseminate “corrective statements” relating to the health effects of smoking in newspapers, on television, on cigarette packages, and on websites. Id. at 938-41. For more than a decade since, the parties have battled over the precise language of these statements —…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States v. Philip Morris USA Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2009
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3Cited by11 opinions
- American Hospital Association v. Alex Azar, IICourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2020
- Cigar Ass'n of Am. v. U.S. Food & Drug Admin.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- United States v. Philip Morris USA Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2017
- American Hospital Association v. AzarDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2020
- Cigar Association of America v. United States Food and Drug AdministrationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2018
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