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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: U.S. Tobacco Co.
Current Parent Company: Altria
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Penalty: $1,050,000,000
Year: 2002
Date: May 15, 2002
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Mega-Scandal: Price Fixing
Violation Description: In 1998 Conwood Company sued U.S. Tobacco for violating the Sherman Anti-Trust Act by blocking competitors from the moist snuff market. Conwood won a $350 million verdict, which the court trebled to $1.05 billion. The verdict was upheld on appeal in 2002.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: United States Court of Appeals,Sixth Circuit
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: No.00-6267
Case Name: Conwood Co. v. U.S. Tobacco Co.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: verdict
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Virginia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: tobacco
Specific Industry of Current Parent: tobacco
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