Article: ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN SUES TOBACCO COMPANIES FOR REFUSING TO PAY MILLIONS OWED UNDER MASTER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES

Article: Studies to be Released Wednesday Show Tobacco ...
U.S. Newswire;  May 16, 2000 ;     335 words ... ... comparing tobacco company advertising before and after the November 1998 Master Settlement Agreement with the states. The studies show that the tobacco companies have increased advertising aimed at kids despite agreeing not to target kids as ...

Article: Tobacco companies make payment to states. (Industry ...
Tobacco Retailer;  June 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement. According to ... that since the settlement agreement was signed in ... under the tobacco settlement agreement between the states and participating tobacco companies, Philip Morris ...

Article: New Studies to be Released Show Tobacco Companies ...
U.S. Newswire;  May 17, 2000 ;     341 words ... ... comparing tobacco company advertising before and after the November 1998 Master Settlement Agreement with the states. The studies show that the tobacco companies have increased advertising aimed at kids despite agreeing not to target kids as ...

Article: Appeals court rules MSA doesn't violate antitrust laws.(Master ...
Tobacco Retailer;  August 1, 2001 ;     572 words ...A federal appeals court upheld the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement between states and major cigarette manufacturers, ruling in June that the settlement did not violate U.S. antitrust laws ...

Article: States tackle deep discount cigarettes: cheap cigarettes have ...
State Legislatures;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... 35 cents a pack tax to increase the cost of cigarettes produced by manufacturers who have not entered into a settlement agreement with the state. The fee will be used to offset health-related costs of cigarettes and to prevent the sale ...

Article: New Magazine Readership Survey Confirms Tobacco ...
U.S. Newswire;  October 31, 2000 ;     694 words ... ... the states and the tobacco companies. This Master Settlement Agreement prohibits the tobacco companies from "taking any ... investigation into whether the tobacco companies are violating the Master Settlement Agreement and take action to ...

Article: Tobacco Companies' Defense in Federal Lawsuit is ...
U.S. Newswire;  September 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... companies, attorneys for the tobacco companies today argued that the government ... settlement between the states and the tobacco companies (the Master Settlement Agreement, or MSA). The tobacco companies' claims of change are contradicted ...