Cigarette Companies Lose Appeal To Remove Court Activity

The U.S. Appeals Court in Washington put cigarette makers on the back foot, by upholding a district court judgment, which said continuing court supervision of the cigarette industry’s marketing practice was desirable, considering their records, and the likelihood that the industry may again run afoul of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

The June 1 ruling, by U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler, in [U.S. v. Philip Morris USA Inc., 11-5145, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (Washington)] stated that the 2009 law empowering the Food and Drug Administration...