In 2008, one of the leading tobacco control organizations in Brazil, the Aliança de Controle do Tabagismo (ACTbr), translated “The Verdict Is In” into Portuguese, printed 3,000 copies, and is distributing it in Brazil in both print and electronic form.
On August 17, 2006, after 6 years of litigation, 9 months of trial, hundreds of depositions and thousands of exhibits, U.S. District Court Judge Gladys Kessler ruled that the Government had proven its case and found that the tobacco company defendants have violated the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). Specific remedies were ordered.
View the Court's 1700-page Final Opinion. PDF, 5.57 Mb
The Executive Summary is 37 pages (and with full table of contents totals 68 pages, 463 KB). The full document totals 2,454 pages and has Adobe Acrobat bookmarks (redacted for public viewing, and incorporating errata as of August 16, 2005, the full document in non-Section 508 compliant form is 15.6 MB; the full document in Section 508 accessible form is 41.4 MB.)
The Verdict Is In: Findings from United States v. Philip Morris is a compilation of select quotes from 1,259 pages of Findings in a legal document over 1,700 pages long. Our goal in preparing this compilation has been to extract highlights of the Court's Findings that help tell the story in a direct and easily understandable way.
The Verdict Is In: Findings From United States v. Philip Morris PDF, 6.9 Mb
The Hazards of Smoking PDF, 1.25 Mb
Addiction PDF, 1.25 Mb
Nicotine Levels PDF, 1.47 Mb
Light Cigarettes PDF, 1.34 Mb
Marketing to Youth PDF, 2.19 Mb
Secondhand Smoke PDF, 1.58 Mb
Suppression of Information PDF, 1.73 Mb
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