‘HeatSticks’ Bound By Same RICO Suit Remedies As Cigarettes, Judge Rules

Mealey's (July 19, 2023, 8:42 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia federal judge granted a motion filed by the United States and public health groups to clarify that a 2006 remedial order imposing a corrective statements requirement on cigarette manufacturers also applies to a new Philip Morris USA Inc. (PM) product known as “HeatSticks,” while also granting PM’s motion to modify the remedial order so that it may market the product with Food and Drug Administration-approved “reduced-exposure” statements....