Tag: Philip Morris

Philip Morris
Friday, July 1st 2011 - 06:39 UTC

Philip Morris launches legal action against Australia; similar to Uruguayan case

We're not going to be intimidated by big tobacco's tactics, said MP Julia Gillard

Tobacco giant Philip Morris International launched legal action this week against the Australian government over the country's plans to strip company logos from cigarette packages and replace them with grisly images of cancerous mouths, sickly children and bulging, blinded eyes.

Wednesday, June 1st 2011 - 10:33 UTC

The unstoppable march of the tobacco giants

By Emily Dugan - The following piece from The Independent on Sunday describes how in spite of the World NO tobacco Day (May 31) the industry ruthlessly exploits the developing world and makes huge profits even when smoking in the richer countries has been falling sustainedly.

Thursday, May 26th 2011 - 00:35 UTC

Philip Morris takes Uruguay to international court because of tobacco-ban policy

US lawyer Paul Reichler assumed the defence of Uruguay at the ICSID

One of the world’s biggest tobacco companies is launching a claim against Uruguay for considering the country’s legislation commercially damaging to the company. Philip Morris corporation has filed a claim at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), a World Bank branch.

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