Tobacco On Trial

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it is hereby ORDERED that:
Beyond the implementation issues previously referred to mediation in Appendix B to this Court’s Memorandum and Opinion to Order #34-Remand (DN 5995), the following issue is hereby also REFERRED TO MEDIATION: whether the phrase “the Defendant tobacco companies” should be replaced with some other text in the […]

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Each of the corrective statements specified in Order #34-Remand refers generally to “the Defendant tobacco companies,” without mentioning the Defendants by name. Plaintiffs wish to replace this language and Defendants have agreed to have this issue referred to the Special Master to be incorporated into the existing mediation. The parties respectfully […]

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Notice is hereby given that Defendants Altria Group, Inc., Philip Morris USA Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (individually and as successor to Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation), and Lorillard Tobacco Company hereby appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from Order #34-Remand of this […]

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It is this 23rd day of January, 2013, hereby
ORDERED, that a Motion Hearing shall be held on Thursday, February 7, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. on the issue of point-of-sale displays; and it is further
ORDERED, that the Government shall have no more than 20 minutes for its argument; and it is further
ORDERED, […]

11/27/2012 5991 ORDER #34-Remand: Corrective Statements. Signed by Judge Gladys Kessler on 11/27/12. (CL, ) (Entered: 11/27/2012)
11/27/2012 5992 MEMORANDUM AND OPINION to Order 34-Remand re Corrective Statements. Signed by Judge Gladys Kessler on 11/27/12. (Attachments: # 1 Appendix Corrective Statement Citations, # 2 Appendix Corrective Statements - Implementation Details) (CL, ) (Entered: 11/27/2012)
11/27/2012 5993 MEMORANDUM AND OPINION to […]

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Websites
� Where the corrective statements are displayed on the websites
� Size, color, and font of the on-screen text
� Background color
� How much text is on each page of the site
� Should the statements be available in Spanish?
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APPENDIX A
Corrective Statement Citations
Corrective Statement A: Adverse Health Effects of Smoking
A Federal Court has ruled that the Defendant tobacco companies deliberately deceived the American public about the health effects of smoking,1 and has ordered those companies to make this statement.2 Here is the truth:
� Smoking kills, on average, 1200 Americans. Every […]

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Upon consideration of the briefs, the oral argument, and the entire record herein, and for the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, it is hereby
 ORDERED that the text of the corrective statements shall be as follows: . . .
A Federal Court has ruled that the Defendant tobacco […]

07/13/2012 5977 NOTICE of Revised Submission in Response to Order #30 Remand by LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Minton, Michael) (Entered: 07/13/2012)
08/27/2012 5978 ORDER #31-Remand setting a Motion Hearing for Thursday, October 4, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. Signed by Judge Gladys Kessler on 8/27/12. (CL, ). (Entered: 08/27/2012)
08/27/2012 Set/Reset Hearings: Motion Hearing set for […]

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02/25/2011 1 COMPLAINT against LAWRENCE R. DEYTON, MARGARET A. HAMBURG, KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION . . .
08/01/2012 44 MEMORANDUM ORDER, Ordered that defendants’ Motion to Dismiss 18 is DENIED; and it is further Ordered that defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Fifth Cause of Action 37 […]