What is the Tobacco Industry Litigation Records Freeze?
This order derived from the United States v. Philips Morris, Inc. Court Order. Under this order all CG records including those stored in a National Archives and Records Administration Federal Records Center are frozen and may not be destroyed. The litigation involves allegations that tobacco industry has, since 1950’s, deceived federal and state governments and the citizens of the United States with respect to, among other thing the health risk associated with smoking, the addictive nature of tobacco products, and the industry’s efforts to target and attract youth smokers.
