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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Brown & Williamson Tobacco
Current Parent Company: British American Tobacco
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Penalty: $150,000,000
Year: 2003
Date: June 30, 2003
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: tobacco litigation
Violation Description: Brown & Williamson agreed to pay $150 million to resolve multistate litigation alleging that it was not properly calculating the amount it owed the states under the 1998 tobacco industry Master Settlement Agreement.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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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