Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Philip Morris USA Sues New York Retailers for Selling Counterfeit Cigarettes

Date published: 07/06/2011

Source: www.businesswire.com

URL: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110706006501/en

SUMMARY

Philip Morris, one of the largest cigarette manufacturers in the world, filed suit against 34 New York City retailers for selling counterfeit cigarettes of the company’s most popular brand, Marlboro.

The action follows recent arrests made by the region’s District Attorney to mitigate the rampant selling of counterfeit cigarettes manufactured in China which approximately costs NYC around $17.5 million in taxes and harms retailers and defrauds consumers.

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