Philip Morris Usa Company Fined for Deletion of E-Mails

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WASHINGTON - A federal judge fined tobacco giant Philip Morris USA and its parent company, Altria Group Inc., $2.7 million Wednesday for deleting e-mails that may be relevant in the government's lawsuit against the cigarette industry.

"A monetary sanction is appropriate," U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler said in her ruling. "It is particularly appropriate here because we have no way of knowing what, if any, value those destroyed e-mails had to plaintiff's case."

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Philip Morris Usa Company Fined for Deletion of E-Mails

In a statement, Philip Morris called the loss of e-mails "inadvertent" and said it was "studying its leg...

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