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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.
Current Parent Company: British American Tobacco
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Penalty: $8,100,000
Year: 2011
Date: August 24, 2011
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: tobacco litigation
Violation Description: Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. were ordered to pay approximately $8.1 million in judgment of charges it made cigarettes for a third party that it did not pay the state for as required under the tobacco settlement agreement.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Mississippi Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Mississippi
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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