Overview

The tobacco industry has been subject to significant litigation for many decades, and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company has been involved in this litigation since its inception. In many cases, the company has been a defendant, frequently with other members of the industry. The company has a strong track record in defending tobacco-related litigation in court, and will continue to take appropriate steps to maintain a successful litigation record.

This section of the Web site is updated regularly. Because litigation status changes frequently, however, the section might not reflect all relevant litigation activity at any given time.

Before visiting the remainder of this section, review Frequently Used Terms in conjunction with smoking-and-health litigation.