Our Blog PostsU.S. Judge Slaps Down Tobacco Industry Effort to Evade Sanctions in Racketeering Case
Argument that new FDA law should replace court’s order is “particularly unconvincing”
Editor
Jun 3, 2011
The tobacco industry spends billions marketing its products with determined deception, but it can’t dupe U.S. District Court Judge Gladys Kessler.
Judge Kessler issued the landmark 2006 decision that the tobacco companies have violated civil racketeering laws (RICO) and defrauded the public by lying for decades about the health risks of smoking and their marketing to children.
Continue reading U.S. Judge Slaps Down Tobacco Industry Effort to Evade Sanctions in Racketeering Case
