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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Current Parent Company: British American Tobacco
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Penalty: $14,800,000
Year: 2002
Date: May 2, 2002
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: tobacco litigation
Violation Description: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company was ordered to pay almost $15 million in fines for illegally handing out more than 100,000 free packs of cigarettes at events where children were present.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: tobacco
Specific Industry of Current Parent: tobacco
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