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Philip Morris USA

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.0B

Private
US

Dow Jones Description

Mfr. of Cigarettes

Number of Employees 6,000

Contact Information

6601 W Broad

Richmond, Virginia 23230

www.philipmorri...

(804) 274-2000

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Tobacco and Tobacco Product Merchant Wholesalers: 424940

Company News

Recent Events

Former Smoker Wins Case Against Philip Morris

11/20/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story
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The Bloom Is Off the Rose for Tobacco Claims

9/21/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story
Altria to Expand Snus Test

9/11/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Kansas City-area residents sue Philip Morris USA

7/23/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

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Buried evidence: the damaging secret documents and testimony tobacco companies tried to suppress.(includes related information on possible nicotine manipulation)(Cover Story)

- 1996-03-04

Many people agree that cigarette smoking is the primary cause of preventable deaths, but it took a television broadcast on the 'Day One' program to begin an extensive investigation of the tobacco industry. The program alleged that the industry manipulates the levels of nicotine in cigarettes.JUST BEFORE THE END OF...

Tags: ABC Inc., cigarette, lawyer, Park, Philip Morris USA, tobacco
ABC Apologizes to Tobacco Industry over Report of Nicotine Manipulation.(Originated from Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.)

- 1995-08-21

Aug. 22--American Broadcasting Cos. Inc. yesterday apologized to the nation's two largest tobacco companies by saying that the manufacturers do not add nicotine from outside sources to their cigarettes. The apology settles ABC's long-running dispute in Richmond Circuit Court with Philip Morris Cos. Inc. It...

Tags: ABC Inc., cigarette, Philip Morris USA, tobacco
ABC sued over cigarette report. (American Broadcasting Companies Inc., Philip Morris Companies) (Brief Article)

- 1994-03-28

ABC has been slapped with a $10 billion lawsuit by the Philip Morris Cos. for allegedly making false claims on its Day One program. Philip Morris alleges that on Feb. 28, Day One falsely reported that the company artificially spiked and fortif...

Tags: ABC Inc., cigarette, Philip Morris USA