Tobacco On Trial

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We submit this Notice to certify that:
1. UCSF is aware of and consents to the terms that refer to the university in the (proposed) consent order;
2. UCSF voluntarily submits itself to the personal jurisdiction of the Court concerning any disputes about UCSF’s obligations under the (proposed) consent order;
3. UCSF agrees to […]

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it is hereby
ORDERED that:
Defendants’ document disclosure obligations under Order #1015 (DN 5733, Aug. 17. 2006), published as United States v. Philip Morris USA Inc., 449 F. Supp. 2d 1, 940-44 (D.D.C. 2006), aff’d in part & vacated in part, 566 F.3d 1095 (D.C. Cir. 2009) (per curiam), cert. denied, 561 U.S._, […]

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NOTICE
Defendants Altria Group, Inc. and Philip Morris USA Inc. hereby give notice that they have deposited their payment of $200,000 due by December 31, 2011 pursuant to Order #27- Remand into the Registry of the Court.
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The Court has already correctly determined that the remedies imposed in this case remain necessary and appropriate irrespective of the Family Smoking Prevention Act. See United States v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., 787 F. Supp. 2d 68 (D.D.C. 2011) (denying Defendants’ motion for vacatur). This is particularly true with regard to […]

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UNITED STATES’ RESPONSE TO ORDER SEEKING VIEWS ON DEFERRING CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDED CORRECTIVE STATEMENTS
On November 17, 2011, the Court directed the parties to submit their views on whether the Court should defer considering the issue of corrective statements and point-of-sale placement of the corrective statements within retail stores; and if so, […]

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DEFENDANTS’ RESPONSE TO ORDER OF NOVEMBER 17, 2011
Defendants respectfully submit this response to this Court’s Order of November 17, 2011, which directed the parties “to submit their views on the following questions: (1) should this Court defer consideration of the issue of corrective action statements (as well as the issue of […]

Date Filed: 09/22/1999
Jury Demand: Both
Nature of Suit: 890 Other Statutory Actions
Jurisdiction: U.S. Government Plaintiff
Date Filed # Docket Text
12/13/2011 5951 Consent MOTION Concerning Document Disclosure Obligations under Order #1015 by ALTRIA GROUP, INC., AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION, AMERICANS FOR NONSMOKERS’ RIGHTS, NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN TOBACCO PREVENTION NETWORK, PHILIP MORRIS USA INC., R.J. REYNOLDS […]

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In Orders #14-Remand and #15-Remand, the Court referred particular issues concerning defendants’ document websites to mediation. Because of the University of California—San Francisco’s (UCSF) expertise in the subject area, the United States and Public Health Intervenors consulted with UCSF staff during the course of the mediation sessions. We understand that […]

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II. Monetary Terms
A. Philip Morris USA Inc. and Altria Group, Inc. (collectively, hereafter “PM”) and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (hereafter “RJR”1) will each deposit, on or before the dates indicated below, the amounts indicated below with the Registry of the Court:
Friday, December 30, 2011 $200,000
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 $750,000
Friday, February 15, […]

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