Browne & Williamson
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Browne & Williamson was a major American tobacco company, best known as a subsidiary of British American Tobacco and for its involvement in high-profile tobacco litigation and public health controversies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British American Tobacco | 1 |
| Browne & Williamson canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
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tobacco company ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jeffrey Wigand whistleblowing case ⓘ |
| controversy |
allegations of misleading the public about health risks of smoking
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manipulation of nicotine levels in cigarettes ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| headquartersLocation | Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ |
| industry | tobacco industry ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Master Settlement Agreement ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
U.S. tobacco lawsuits
ⓘ
state attorneys general tobacco litigation ⓘ |
| market |
United States cigarette market
ⓘ
international cigarette market ⓘ |
| mediaDepiction | The Insider (film) ⓘ |
| mergedInto | R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company ⓘ |
| notableEmployee | Jeffrey Wigand ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in tobacco litigation
ⓘ
public health controversies ⓘ |
| ownedBy | British American Tobacco ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
Browne & Williamson
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
British American Tobacco
|
| partOf | major U.S. tobacco companies ⓘ |
| product | cigarettes ⓘ |
| reasonForNotability |
role in disclosure of internal tobacco industry documents
ⓘ
role in shaping U.S. tobacco control policy debates ⓘ |
| regulatoryIssue | U.S. Food and Drug Administration tobacco regulation debates ⓘ |
| status | defunct company ⓘ |
| subsidiaryOf | British American Tobacco ⓘ |
| successor |
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Reynolds American Inc.
|
| typeOfBusiness | manufacturer ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
British American Tobacco