UNITED STATES
Philip Morris takes more retailers to court

Philip Morris (PM) USA yesterday filed lawsuits against eight retailers for allegedly selling counterfeit versions of Marlboro cigarettes in the New York City area.

The counterfeit cigarettes purchased from the retailers named in the suits filed at the federal courts in the Eastern and Southern District of New York are said to have bored no tax stamp or a counterfeit tax stamp.
These lawsuits are the latest in a series of filings by PM USA aimed at combating the sale of counterfeit cigarettes in New York. Since May 2009, the company has filed lawsuits against 47 retailers in New York for selling counterfeit Marlboro cigarettes.
"The New York metropolitan area is the most lucrative market in the US for counterfeit and contraband cigarette smugglers," said Joe Murillo, vice president and associate general counsel, Altria Client Services, speaking on behalf of PM USA.
"The highest cigarette excise taxes in the nation – USD 6.86 per pack in federal, state and city taxes – fuel this illicit trade, making New York the largest market for counterfeit and contraband cigarettes in the country. […] New York State's lack of effective enforcement on cigarettes sold to Native American retailers makes the already significant problems in the New York area worse," added Murillo. (pi)

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