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EXCERPTS FROM JUDGE GLADYS KESSLERS’ FINAL OPINION IN Civil Action No. 99-2496 (GK) United States v. Philip Morris, et al.* (PDF) 

Finally, despite Defendants’ claims that they have materially altered their management and are now “new” companies, the evidence demonstrates that they have not changed their policies or personnel in any meaningful way. For example, Philip Morris’ current top executive staff is composed entirely of veteran employees with an average of fifteen to twenty years of company experience. The assertion that such longstanding, faithful employees will usher in dramatically new corporate policies seems reasonably unlikely.

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