PDF File of Order 886
Judge Kessler’s Order #886, granting the DOJ’s request to present its evidence on non-disgorgement remedies after the Defense presents its liability evidence, contains some remarkable passages, at once seeming to side with Appeals Court Judge Tatel’s dissent, and yet admonishing DOJ for not adhering to Judge Sentelle’s majority ruling. To wit:
Indeed, […]
UPDATE: See Brian Blackstone’s latest Dow Jones article on this afternoon’s change of schedule.
Please disregard the previous posting, as listed below:
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The following message was received from the DOJ’s press office this morning:
The following message was forwarded to counsel from Judge Gladys Kessler’s clerk on Sunday, February 27, 2005:
“Defendants shall be prepared to proceed […]
EXCERPT:
[T]he equitable remedies the United States described in its opening memorandum (U.S. Mem. at 8-12) – including the smoking cessation program, the public education program, the comprehensive youth smoking prevention campaign, and medical monitoring3 and research – differ substantially from disgorgement as viewed by the Court of Appeals. None of them is “a quintessentially […]
Judge Kessler has declared a two-day recess Monday, Feb. 28 and Tuesday, March 1, to allow her to consider the parties’ briefs on “the scope and meaning of the Court of Appeals’ decision regarding non-disgorgement remedies in civil RICO cases and the Government’s current request for postponement of its evidence on remedies.”
Court will resume Wednesday, […]
twisting coverup into reasonableness
Attorney Frank Marine began the DOJ’s Interim Summation this morning, concentrating on addiction issues. Renee Brooker, in a presentation that ran too long and had to be suddenly truncated, concentrated on youth marketing issues.
Mr. Marine first gave a broad definition of fraud, claiming that even if a statement may be literally true, it can be […]
Federal offices remain open in DC; they will assess the situation as the storm progresses. 4-8″ are predicted.
Snow is currently falling moderately. There is a slight dusting on the grounds outside the courthouse.
DOJ lawyers are here.
2/24/05
PDF FILE: Defense Witness List
The tobacco defendants posted their witness list Wednesday evening, along with the order in which they expect to call them. The Joint Defense maintained its right to change the order should Judge Kessler grant the DOJ’s request to change its witness list (pending a decision on its request concerning allowed remedies).
Alan […]
Testimony of Ira Ockene, M.D.
From the DOJ’s Witness List:
Ockene, Ira M.D.
US Expert Witness
Dr. Ockene is a preventive cardiologist at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He is certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease. Before coming to the University of Massachusetts, Dr. Ockene held the following positions:
–1970-1972 Chief of Cardiology U.S. Army Hospital, […]
PDF FILE: 050222tiDisgorgeMemo.pdf
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.,
f/k/a PHILIP MORRIS INC., et al.,
Defendants.
Civil Action No. v. : 99-2496 (GK)
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DEFENDANTS’ MEMORANDUM REGARDING NON-DISGORGEMENT REMEDIES PURSUANT TO ORDER # 875
INTRODUCTION
The central holding of the Court of Appeals’ decision in United States […]