Advertising

December 4, 2007 -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today sued R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) for a nine-page advertising display in Rolling Stone that uses cartoons to jointly promote Camel cigarettes and Indie Rock music - a blatant violation of the tobacco Consent Decree and Master Settlement Agreement (MSA).

Connecticut is one of eight states filing action in court against RJR for its illegal advertising campaign. Additional states filing are California, Illinois, Maryland, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington.    » read more »

December 04, 2007 -- OLYMPIA -- Washington will join several other states in filing suit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for violating a national ban on the use of cartoons in tobacco advertising, Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna announced today.

The Attorney General’s Office today filed a motion in King County Superior Court, seeking an order prohibiting further use of cartoons in advertising and requiring the payment of monetary sanctions of more than $3.5 million, among other requested relief.    » read more »

December 4, 2007 -- HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that Pennsylvania, along with several other states, have filed a series of multi-million dollar lawsuits against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for violating a national ban on the use of cartoons in the advertisement and promotion of cigarettes.

Corbett said today's lawsuits are in response to a national advertising campaign in Rolling Stone magazine, published in November 2007, which includes a nine-page "special advertising section" for Camel brand cigarettes featuring numerous cartoon images.    » read more »

Files suit seeking more than $5,000,000 in penalties for cigarette maker’s violations of cartoon advertising ban

Dec. 4, 2007 -- Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann today asked Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge David Fais to hold R.J. Reynolds (RJR) in contempt and fine the cigarette maker more than $5,000,000 for violating the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) the tobacco industry signed with Ohio, 44 other states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories in 1998.    » read more »

Company That Brought Kids “Joe Camel” Now Advertises With New Cartoons

NEW YORK, NY (December 4, 2007) - New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that he is suing R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) for using cartoons and brand-name merchandise to market its Camel cigarettes, which is a direct violation of the national Tobacco Master Settlement (MSA). Attorney General Cuomo’s filing is part of a multi-state effort to stop RJR’s illegal marketing; the attorneys general of seven other states filed similar actions in their respective courts today.    » read more »

Use of Cartoons and CDs in Advertising a Violation of the Master Settlement Agreement

BALTIMORE, MD (December 4, 2007) – Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that he has filed a multi-million dollar suit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for violating the 1998 Consent Decree that prohibited the use of cartoons and brand merchandise in the marketing of its products. The suit was filed in Baltimore City Circuit Court today and seeks monetary sanctions of no less than $2.5 million.    » read more »

Rolling Stone Ad Uses Cartoon Characters to Promote Cigarette Smoking to Young People

December 4, 2007 -- Chicago – Continuing her tough stance to protect teens from the dangers of cigarette smoking, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a motion against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (RJR) alleging that RJR is illegally marketing cigarettes to youth through a current advertising campaign.    » read more »

November 30, 2007 -- Jefferson City, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon has recovered more than $125,000 for the Medicaid program through a settlement with drug manufacturer Medicis. The agreement with Nixon, other state Attorneys General and the U.S. Department of Justice resolves their concerns that Medicis improperly engaged in off-label marketing of the topical drug Loprox.    » read more »

November 30, 2007 -- St. Louis, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon on Thursday (Nov. 29) obtained a court order freezing the assets of a San Francisco company that gave false information to Missourians in telemarketing calls selling credit card consolidation and credit counseling services.

The order, signed by St. Louis City Circuit Judge John Garvey, was issued against Telelytics and its officer Scott Kaplan. Kaplan and Scott Olson, CEO of defendant Generations Direct, have been ordered to travel to St. Louis to give depositions regarding the false information.    » read more »

Nov 26, 2007 -- Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Today, Senator John Edwards goes up on the air with two new television spots which detail why he is the one candidate the American people can trust to take on the corrupt system in Washington and stand up and fight for America’s working families.    » read more »

Commissioner Weintraub Leads Agency Away from Gutting the Provision Altogether

Nov. 20, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Public Citizen applauds Federal Election Commission (FEC) Chairman Robert Lenhard and Commissioner Ellen Weintraub for significantly reining in a potentially aberrant FEC rulemaking today on “sham issue ads.” The new rule at least partially preserves the ban on soft money funding for campaign ads in general. However, in accordance with the Supreme Court’s decision in FEC v.    » read more »

November 19, 2007 -- HAMMOND, IN – Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter has filed a lawsuit against three Illinois-based companies for making illegal pre-recorded sales calls to Indiana citizens whose phone numbers are registered on the state’s Do Not Call list. The named companies in the lawsuit, Sonnenschein Financial Services, Sonnenschein Marketing Services and Target Marketing of Illinois, Inc., are alleged to have used an automated dialing machine to call nearly 80 phone numbers.    » read more »

11/17/2007 -- A new television ad released in Iowa today features the story of a father who called on Senator Clinton for help when insurance companies refused to pay for life-saving medical treatment for his son.

Watch the ad here: http://www.hillaryclinton.com/video/70.aspx

The new 30-second spot, entitled “Joe Ward,” features a New York constituent whose son desperately needed a bone marrow transplant. A call to Senator Clinton’s office would change his son Joel’s life. He was notified the day after he called that his son’s expenses would be absorbed by his local hospital.    » read more »

November 18, 2007 -- Little Rock, AR - During an exclusive interview on Fox News Sunday this morning, former Arkansas Governor and Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee unveiled a new television ad featuring actor Chuck Norris that will begin airing in Iowa on Monday, November 19.

The 60-second TV ad, called 'Chuck Norris Approved," features Norris' endorsement of Huckabee as a "principled, authentic conservative." The ad also discusses Huckabee's support for the Fair Tax, securing the border, and the 2nd amendment.    » read more »

November 16, 2007 -- INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Tuesday, November 20, 2007 is the next deadline to register for the state’s Do Not Call list announced Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter. Phone numbers placed on the list by 11:59 PM (ET) Tuesday will begin receiving benefits of the law starting January 1, 2008.

There are currently more than 1.9 million phone numbers registered on the Do Not Call list.

Reregistering is not necessary if you retain the same phone number. The law currently benefits more than 3.5 million people.    » read more »