Settling a lawsuit by California Attorney General Bill Lockyer, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. on Wednesday agreed to limit tobacco advertising in teen magazines. RJR will pay $11.4 million in civil penalties and $5.9 million for legal costs connected to the settlement, which ended a long battle over whether the company violated terms of a 1998 settlement.
December 27, 2004 at 12:00 AM
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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. on Wednesday agreed to limit tobacco advertising in teen magazines, settling a lawsuit by California Attorney General Bill Lockyer.
The agreement, approved by San Diego Superior Court Judge Ronald S. Prager, ended a long battle over whether RJR, a unit of Reynolds American, violated terms of a 1998 settlement by pitching cigarettes to California teens through advertisements in magazines aimed at young readers.
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