Tobacco-Industry

Philip Morris Creates TASSC Front Group, Exporting Tobacco Doubt Tactics to Climate Denial

1993-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

In 1993, Philip Morris tobacco company created The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition (TASSC) through PR firm APCO Associates as a front group to challenge evidence linking secondhand smoke to disease. TASSC became a critical bridge between tobacco industry doubt-manufacturing tactics and …

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Supreme Court Orders American Tobacco Breakup, Applying Rule of Reason to Tobacco Trust

1911-05-29 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 9-0 unanimous decision applying the new “rule of reason” doctrine, ruled that the American Tobacco Company violated the Sherman Antitrust Act and ordered the tobacco trust dissolved. Founded in 1890 by James Duke, American Tobacco controlled nearly 90% of …

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