BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.0B
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Mfr. of Cigarettes
Number of Employees 6,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Tobacco and Tobacco Product Merchant Wholesalers: 424940
Recent Events
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Former Smoker Wins Case Against Philip Morris
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BUYINS.NET: Discovery Laboratories DSCO Daily Short Sale Trading Volume Through 11-17-09. Over 56 Million Shares...
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The Bloom Is Off the Rose for Tobacco Claims
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Altria to Expand Snus Test
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Kansas City-area residents sue Philip Morris USA
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Senate Passes Tobacco Measure
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New Study Alleges Philip Morris Tried to Influence WHO
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- 2009-01-02
A new study of previously confidential tobacco industry documents concluded that a Philip Morris scientist, Roger Walk, established close connections with a WHO Collaborating Center in Thailand, called the Chulabhorn Research Institute, and leveraged these relationships to help advance the interests of the cigarette maker in the country and across...
Philip Morris USA Files Additional Lawsuits to Stop Importation of Counterfeit Cigarettes
- 2008-04-09
RICHMOND, Va. -- Philip Morris USA PM USA filed two lawsuits in federal court yesterday in Los Angeles, Ca., aimed at stopping the importation, distribution, and sale of counterfeit cigarettes and the unauthorized use of PM USA's trademarks.
Philip Morris USA Takes Action Against Internet-Based Cigarette Vendors
- 2008-03-05
Federal Trade Complaint Aims to Stop Trademark Infringement and Illegal Importation of Cigarettes
Philip Morris USA Files Lawsuits to Stop Importation of Counterfeit Cigarettes
- 2008-02-29
RICHMOND, Va. -- Philip Morris USA filed a lawsuit in federal court yesterday in the Central District of California against Nice Pak Products, Inc. of Orangeburg, N.Y. The lawsuit is aimed at stopping the importation, distribution, and sale of counterfeit cigarettes and the unauthorized use of Philip Morris USA's trademarks.
Philip Morris USA Files Lawsuits to Stop Importation of Counterfeit Cigarettes
- 2008-01-08
RICHMOND, Va. -- Philip Morris USA filed two lawsuits in federal court yesterday in the Eastern District of New York against importers, C.H. Rhodes of Flushing, N.Y., and U.S. Sun Star Trading Inc. of Brooklyn, N.Y. The lawsuits are aimed at stopping the importation, distribution, and sale of counterfeit cigarettes...
Philip Morris USA Files Lawsuits to Stop the Sale of Counterfeit Cigarettes
- 2007-09-26
RICHMOND, Va. -- Philip Morris USA filed lawsuits today against retailers selling counterfeit versions of the company's Marlboro[R] brand cigarettes. The company filed three suits against 105 retailers in federal courts in New York and New Jersey. The lawsuits are aimed at stopping the sale of counterfeit cigarettes and the...
FTSE trims gains.
- 2007-08-30
Shares retreat from early highs Jonas Crosland Leading shares in London failed to hold onto early gains, and after adding 75 points to its overnight total at one stage, the FTSE100 index came back to stand at 6,147.4 at lunchtime, a rise of just 15.2...
Marlboro Man rides into the sunset; For 1st time since 1955, Philip Morris ran no print ads for the brand.(News)(Statistical data)
- 2007-07-09
Byline: BRADLEY JOHNSON Crain News Service So long, cowboy. In 2006, for the first time since tobacco giant Philip Morris and Chicago ad agency Leo Burnett created the Marlboro Man in 1955, no Marlboro ads ran in U.S. consumer publications. ...
U.S. Supreme Court overturns 8th Circuit on cigarette case
- 2007-06-12
Tobacco giant Philip Morris Cos. lost federal court jurisdiction in a lawsuit challenging the design and promotion of the company's light cigarettes - a decision that could reach beyond the tobacco industry. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court said Philip Morris couldn't use the federal officer removal statute...
Appeal looks to dismiss $10 billion verdict based on Illinois
- 2007-05-14
In sports, errors by game officials often are reversed in the name of fair play. A St. Louis lawyer is asking the Illinois 5th District Appellate Court whether that kind of instant replay applies to apparent errors in a court of law, even months after a case has...
