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2. Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement - Wikipedia

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   The Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) was entered on November 23, 1998, originally between the four largest United States tobacco companies (Philip Morris Inc., R. J. Reynolds, Brown & Williamson and Lorillard – the "original participating manufacturers", referred to as the "Majors") and the attorneys general of 46 states.

3. Tobacco MSA (Alabama) - Wikipedia

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   Tobacco MSA (Alabama) The Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) with Alabama is the particular version of the Tobacco MSA that was signed by Alabama, enabled by means of legislation in Alabama, and has been interpreted since then in Alabama courts . The MSA contained incentives to the Settling States to enact statutes which would require ...

4. Philip Morris USA Makes Master Settlement Agreement Payment ...

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   RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Philip Morris USA (PM USA) today made its annual Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) payment of approximately $3.1 billion. The payment reflects a $483 million ...

5. Tobacco MSA (New York) - Wikipedia

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   Master settlement agreement In 1997, the State, City, and the counties of New York filed suit against the country's major cigarette manufacturers. [1] The action sought to recover damages related to the costs borne by these various political units of treating smoking-related illnesses and to impose restrictions on the cigarette manufacturers ...

6. United States v. Philip Morris - Wikipedia

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   United States v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. [1] was a case in which the United States District Court for the District of Columbia held several major tobacco companies liable for violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act [2] by engaging in numerous acts of fraud to further a conspiracy to deceive the American public about nicotine addiction and the health effects ...

7. Tobacco bond - Wikipedia

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   They share a revenue stream from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, a 1998 national settlement in which Philip Morris, Lorillard and Reynolds American agreed to make annual payments to states in perpetuity to resolve liabilities for health-care costs related to smoking. Some states — Alaska, California, Iowa, Michigan, New Jersey, New ...

8. 2010 United States foreclosure crisis - Wikipedia

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   This settlement amount makes the NMS the second largest civil settlement in U.S. history, only trailing the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. [38] The five banks were also required to comply with 305 new mortgage servicing standards. Oklahoma under then-Attorney General Scott Pruitt held out and agreed to settle with the banks separately. [39]

9. Truth Initiative - Wikipedia

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   Truth Initiative was founded in 1999 as a result of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). The MSA was announced in 1998, resolving the lawsuits brought by 46 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and five territories against the major U.S. cigarette companies, to recover state Medicaid and other costs from caring for sick smokers.