Brown & Williamson
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Brown & Williamson was a major American tobacco company, known as one of the largest cigarette manufacturers in the United States and a key party in landmark tobacco litigation and regulation.
Statements (48)
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| instanceOf |
defunct company
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tobacco company → |
| associatedWith |
Jeffrey Wigand
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| controversy |
manipulation of nicotine levels in cigarettes
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marketing of menthol cigarettes to African American communities → |
| corporateForm |
corporation
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| country |
United States
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| dateOfMerger |
2004
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| dissolved |
2004
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| distributionChannel |
retail
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wholesale → |
| documentLeak |
internal research and legal documents made public in the 1990s
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| foundedBy |
George T. Brown
NERFINISHED
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Robert Lynn Williamson → |
| headquartersLocation |
Louisville, Kentucky
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| historicalSignificance |
one of the largest U.S. cigarette manufacturers in the 20th century
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| inception |
1893
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| industry |
tobacco industry
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| involvedIn |
FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.
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United States v. Philip Morris USA Inc., et al. (as a defendant company group) → |
| keyRole |
shaping U.S. tobacco control policy through litigation outcomes
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| legalStatus |
found by U.S. courts to have engaged in deceptive practices about health risks of smoking
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| majorMarket |
United States
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| mergedInto |
Reynolds American Inc.
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| mergedWith |
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (to form Reynolds American Inc.)
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| notableEvent |
release of internal documents exposing tobacco industry knowledge of health risks
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| notableFor |
being a key party in landmark tobacco regulation cases
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internal whistleblower revelations → |
| notableProduct |
Barclay
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GPC → Kool → Lucky Strike → Raleigh → Viceroy → |
| numberOfEmployees |
more than 10,000 at peak
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| ownedBy |
British American Tobacco
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| parentOrganization |
British American Tobacco
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| partyTo |
Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement
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| predecessor |
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (U.S. operations, in part, via merger)
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| product |
cigarettes
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smokeless tobacco → |
| regulatoryBody |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (in litigation over jurisdiction)
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| regulatoryImpact |
influenced interpretation of FDA authority over tobacco products
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| roleIn |
Master Settlement Agreement
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United States tobacco litigation → |
| stockExchangeListing |
not independently listed after acquisition by British American Tobacco
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| successor |
Reynolds American Inc.
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| typeOfBusiness |
manufacturer
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Referenced by (4)
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Jeffrey Wigand
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Jeffrey Wigand → |
employer |
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Master Settlement Agreement
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includesParty |
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Master Settlement Agreement
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party |