Judge: Tobacco Companies’ Corrective Statements Deal Respects Retailers’ Rights

Mealey's (January 20, 2023, 2:29 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia federal judge on Jan. 19 issued an opinion furnishing the reasoning for his prior approval of a consent order between tobacco companies, the United States and public health intervenors agreeing to the placement of “corrective statements” at retail point-of-sale (POS) displays warning customers of the dangers of tobacco use as was first ordered in 2006....