Archive

2001

• Press Release - December 7, 2001
  Attorney General Bill Lockyer Wins Major Court Ruling Against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company - Company Violates Restrictions on Outdoor Advertising at Sporting Events
  
  •  View the court's November 27, 2001 telephonic ruling against R.J. Reynolds in the Outdoor Advertising at Sporting Events case.   [1,613K/3 pages]
    
    
• Press Release - July 13, 2001
  ATTORNEY GENERAL LOCKYER ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT OF FREE TOBACCO SAMPLES LAWSUIT - Swedish Match Agrees to Pay $375,000 to Public Health Fund
  
  
• June 28, 2001
   People of the State of California ex rel. Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of the State of California, v. Swedish Match North America Inc.
  Free Smokeless Tobacco Sampling on Public Property in California (Stipulation for Order and Order for Entry of Final Judgement and Permanent Injunction - Signed by Judge Robert B. Yonts Jr. on June 27, 2001   [33K/9 pages]
  
  
• June 1, 2001
    People of the State of California ex rel. Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of the State of California, v. Swedish Match North America Inc.
  Free Smokeless Tobacco Sampling on Public Property in California (Complaint for Civil Penalties, Injunction, and Other Equitable Relief)  [23K/6 pages]
  
  
• Press Release - March 19, 2001
  ATTORNEY GENERAL BILL LOCKYER FILES LAWSUITS TO STOP TOBACCO COMPANY FROM TARGETING CHILDREN AND USING OTHER ILLEGAL ADVERTISING TOOLS - Lawsuits are part of multi-state effort to enforce national tobacco settlement
  
  
  •  People of the State of California ex rel. Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of the State of California, v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Youth Targeting through Print Advertising Placement (Complaint for Enforcement of the Consent Decree and Master Settlement Agreement)  [38K/9 pages]
    
    
  •  People of the State of California ex rel. Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of the State of California, v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Outdoor Advertisements at Racetracks (Complaint for Enforcement of the Consent Decree and Master Settlement Agreement)  [2,058K/18 pages]
    
    
• April 13, 2001
   Letter from Attorney General Bill Lockyer to Philip Morris U.S.A. Regarding The Discontinuation of "Think. Don't Smoke" Book Cover Distribution To California Schools  [209K/2 pages]
  
  
• April 13, 2001
   Joint Letter from Attorney General Bill Lockyer and Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin to California County and District Superintendents Regarding "Think. Don't Smoke" Book Covers from Philip Morris  [39K/2 pages]
  
  
• March 26, 2001
   United States Supreme Court Brief of Amici Curiae of the State of California et al., in Lorillard Tobacco Company v. Reilly  [79K/28 pages]
  
  
• Press Release - January 5, 2001
  
  ATTORNEY GENERAL REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH R.J. REYNOLDS OVER FREE CIGARETTE MAILINGS - Reynolds Agrees to Further Protect Against Marketing to Children
  
  

   Settlement Agreement Between California Attorney General's Office and R.J. Reynolds Over Free Cigarette Samples  [581K/11 pages]
  
  

    Order Approving Settlement Agreement   [91K/2 pages]