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"Defendants have marketed and sold their lethal products with zeal, with deception, with a single-minded focus on their financial success, and without regard for the human tragedy or social costs."
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United States v. Philip Morris — Tobacco Racketeering Ruling
United States v. Philip Morris USA Inc., 449 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2006)
Author
U.S. District Court (Judge Gladys Kessler)
Date
2006
Credibility & evidentiary value

A federal court ruling that found the major tobacco companies liable under RICO for a decades-long conspiracy to deceive the public about smoking's harms. The internal documents and the verdict are matters of public record — a court-PROVEN corporate cover-up.

Citation · Chicago

United States v. Philip Morris USA Inc., 449 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2006); see also the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement and the released tobacco-industry documents.

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Historical AnalysisBig Tobacco: A Court-Proven Conspiracy to Deceive
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