An appeal filed by Universal Corporation and its subsidiary Deltafina, S.p.A., over an EUR30 million fine, is pending in the Court of First Instance of the European Communities.
In 2002, the Company reported that it was aware that the Commission was…
Universal Corporation says that an appeal filed by its Italian subsidiary, Deltafina, S.p.A., over an EUR11.88 million fine, is pending in the Court of First Instance of the European Communities.
In October 2004, the European Commission imposed fines on “five companies…
Universal Corporation says that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s probe on possible violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is ongoing.
As a result of a posting to its Ethics Complaint hotline alleging improper activities that involved or related…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation into Universal Corp. for alleged activities that may have violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is still ongoing, the Company disclosed in its latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the…
Alliance One International, Inc. disclosed in its latest Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that its Brazilian subsidiary, Alliance One Brazil Exportadora de Tobaccos Ltda., continues to face lawsuits filed by the Public…
Alliance One International, Inc. disclosed in its latest Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the commission and the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigations into possible breaches of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices…
UST Inc. continues to face an action in Florida by an individual plaintiff against various smokeless tobacco manufacturers for injuries allegedly resulting from the use of the Company’s smokeless tobacco products.
The plaintiff sued the manufacturers for personal injuries, including cancer,…
UST Inc. continues to face an action in Connecticut brought by a plaintiff individually, as executrix and fiduciary of her deceased husband’s estate and on behalf of their minor children for injuries.
The injuries allegedly sustained by decedent as a…
A total of 10 smoking and health cases filed by individual plaintiffs were pending against Fortune Brands Inc. as of Aug. 1, 2008.
Numerous legal actions, proceedings and claims are pending in various jurisdictions against leading tobacco manufacturers, including Brown…