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===Tobacco Litigation=== | ===Tobacco Litigation=== | ||
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British American Tobacco and Imperial Brands, both based in the UK, denied the allegations of child labor. They asked that the case be dismissed on the grounds that lawyers for the farming families cannot prove the tobacco they grew ended up in their cigarettes and other products. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/19/tobacco-firms-in-move-to-strike-out-malawi-exploitation-case#:~:text=Two%20of%20the%20world's%20biggest,of%20their%20drive%20for%20profits Tobacco firms in move to strike out Malawi exploitation case ], ''The Guardian'', 19 May 2021, Accessed 11 July 2021</ref> | British American Tobacco and Imperial Brands, both based in the UK, denied the allegations of child labor. They asked that the case be dismissed on the grounds that lawyers for the farming families cannot prove the tobacco they grew ended up in their cigarettes and other products. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/19/tobacco-firms-in-move-to-strike-out-malawi-exploitation-case#:~:text=Two%20of%20the%20world's%20biggest,of%20their%20drive%20for%20profits Tobacco firms in move to strike out Malawi exploitation case ], ''The Guardian'', 19 May 2021, Accessed 11 July 2021</ref> | ||
− | Subsidiaries of British American Tobacco are engaged in on-going legal battles against Philip Morris International in the United States and Romania, claiming the company infringed on patents | + | Subsidiaries of British American Tobacco are engaged in on-going legal battles against Philip Morris International in the United States and Romania, claiming the company infringed on patents BAT developed for its vaping products. <ref>Expose Tobacco, [https://web.archive.org/save/https://exposetobacco.org/news/philip-morris-legal-challenges/?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=evergreen PMI, FSFW & PM USA Face Legal Challenges from All Angles], 22 March 2021, Accessed 13 May 2021</ref> |
The UK Serious Fraud Office has closed a three-year investigation into British American Tobacco over allegations that it bribed government officials in Africa. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bat-bribery-investigation-dropped-23pnz9vz9 BAT bribery investigation dropped], ''The Times'', 16 January 2021, Accessed 11 March 2021</ref> | The UK Serious Fraud Office has closed a three-year investigation into British American Tobacco over allegations that it bribed government officials in Africa. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bat-bribery-investigation-dropped-23pnz9vz9 BAT bribery investigation dropped], ''The Times'', 16 January 2021, Accessed 11 March 2021</ref> | ||
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The Belgian Competition Authority charged Philip Morris (PM.N), Imperial Brands (IMB.L), Japan Tobacco (2914.T) and British American Tobacco (BATS.L) with breaching competition law by exchanging information of future prices to wholesalers. <ref>[http://web.archive.org/save/https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/belgium-charges-cigarette-makers-exchanging-information-prices-2021-10-01/ Belgium charges cigarette makers for exchanging information on prices], ''Reuters'', 2 October 2021, Accessed 9 November 2021</ref> | The Belgian Competition Authority charged Philip Morris (PM.N), Imperial Brands (IMB.L), Japan Tobacco (2914.T) and British American Tobacco (BATS.L) with breaching competition law by exchanging information of future prices to wholesalers. <ref>[http://web.archive.org/save/https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/belgium-charges-cigarette-makers-exchanging-information-prices-2021-10-01/ Belgium charges cigarette makers for exchanging information on prices], ''Reuters'', 2 October 2021, Accessed 9 November 2021</ref> | ||
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====Czech Republic==== | ====Czech Republic==== |