Tobacco industry racketeering ruling [US DC]

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Tobacco industry racketeering ruling [US DC]

August 17, 2006 10:58:00 pm

US v. Philip Morris, United States District Court for the District of Columbia Circuit, August 17, 2006 [ruling that the tobacco industry is liable for civil racketeering charges filed against the industry by the US Department of Justice in 1999]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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