United States v. American Tobacco Co.
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United States v. American Tobacco Co. was a landmark 1911 U.S. Supreme Court antitrust case that led to the breakup of the American Tobacco Company under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1169235 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States v. American Tobacco Co. Context triple: [American Tobacco Company, significantEvent, United States v. American Tobacco Co.]
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A.
Helvering v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Helvering v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. is a 1930s U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed federal tax treatment of corporate stock transactions involving the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
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B.
1965 Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act
The 1965 Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act is a U.S. law that mandated health warnings on cigarette packages and restricted tobacco advertising as part of the first major federal effort to inform the public about the dangers of smoking.
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C.
Lorillard Tobacco Company
Lorillard Tobacco Company was a major American tobacco manufacturer, known for brands like Newport, that played a central role in the U.S. cigarette industry before its acquisition by Reynolds American.
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D.
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company is a major American tobacco manufacturer best known for brands like Camel and Winston and as one of the largest cigarette producers in the United States.
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E.
1969 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act
The 1969 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act was a U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened cigarette labeling requirements and banned cigarette advertising on television and radio to reduce smoking-related health risks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States v. American Tobacco Co. Target entity description: United States v. American Tobacco Co. was a landmark 1911 U.S. Supreme Court antitrust case that led to the breakup of the American Tobacco Company under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
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A.
Helvering v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Helvering v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. is a 1930s U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed federal tax treatment of corporate stock transactions involving the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
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B.
1965 Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act
The 1965 Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act is a U.S. law that mandated health warnings on cigarette packages and restricted tobacco advertising as part of the first major federal effort to inform the public about the dangers of smoking.
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C.
Lorillard Tobacco Company
Lorillard Tobacco Company was a major American tobacco manufacturer, known for brands like Newport, that played a central role in the U.S. cigarette industry before its acquisition by Reynolds American.
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D.
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company is a major American tobacco manufacturer best known for brands like Camel and Winston and as one of the largest cigarette producers in the United States.
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E.
1969 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act
The 1969 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act was a U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened cigarette labeling requirements and banned cigarette advertising on television and radio to reduce smoking-related health risks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Supreme Court case
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antitrust case ⓘ landmark decision ⓘ |
| appliedStatute |
Sherman Antitrust Act
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surface form:
Sherman Act §1
Sherman Antitrust Act ⓘ
surface form:
Sherman Act §2
Sherman Antitrust Act ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch ⓘ |
| category |
United States Supreme Court cases of the White Court
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United States Supreme Court cases on antitrust law ⓘ |
| chiefJustice | Edward Douglass White ⓘ |
| citation |
221 U.S. 106
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31 S. Ct. 632 ⓘ 55 L. Ed. 663 ⓘ |
| clarified | application of the rule of reason under the Sherman Act ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Commerce Clause
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surface form:
Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution
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| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decidedSameDayAs |
antitrust case Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States
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surface form:
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States
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| decisionDate | 1911-05-29 ⓘ |
| decisionType | unanimous in result ⓘ |
| defendant | American Tobacco Company ⓘ |
| era | Progressive Era ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
United States v. American Tobacco Co.
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surface form:
United States of America v. American Tobacco Company et al.
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| governmentParty | United States government ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| holding |
United States v. American Tobacco Co.
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surface form:
The American Tobacco Company was found to have violated the Sherman Antitrust Act by engaging in unreasonable restraints of trade and monopolization.
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| impact |
served as a major precedent for future antitrust breakups
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strengthened federal antitrust enforcement ⓘ |
| industry | tobacco industry ⓘ |
| issue | whether the American Tobacco Company had unlawfully monopolized the tobacco industry ⓘ |
| legalArea |
antitrust law
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competition law ⓘ |
| legalDoctrine | rule of reason ⓘ |
| precedentFor | later antitrust enforcement actions against large corporations ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
antitrust case Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States
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surface form:
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States
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| relatedCompany |
American Tobacco Company
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Liggett & Myers ⓘ Lorillard Tobacco Company ⓘ
surface form:
P. Lorillard Company
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company ⓘ
surface form:
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
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| remedy |
ordered breakup of the American Tobacco Company into several independent companies
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ordered dissolution of the American Tobacco Company ⓘ |
| result |
American Tobacco Company declared an illegal monopoly
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American Tobacco Company required to divest assets ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
combination in restraint of trade
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monopolization of tobacco products ⓘ |
| typeOfRestraint | unreasonable restraint of trade ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1911 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States v. American Tobacco Co. Description of subject: United States v. American Tobacco Co. was a landmark 1911 U.S. Supreme Court antitrust case that led to the breakup of the American Tobacco Company under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Report on the Tobacco Industry
antitrust case Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States
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relatedCase
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United States v. American Tobacco Co.
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subject surface form:
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States
United States v. American Tobacco Co.
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fullCaseName
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United States v. American Tobacco Co.
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this entity surface form:
United States of America v. American Tobacco Company et al.
United States v. American Tobacco Co.
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holding
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United States v. American Tobacco Co.
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
The American Tobacco Company was found to have violated the Sherman Antitrust Act by engaging in unreasonable restraints of trade and monopolization.
United States Supreme Court cases of the White Court
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hasNotableCase
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United States v. American Tobacco Co.
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