On April 5, a North Carolina appeals court rejected a request by the Liggett Group to allow the release of the secret tobacco industry documents. In the meantime Judge Freeman, stating that it is likely the four major tobacco companies could be irreparably harmed if the secret documents were released, converted the temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction, which remains in effect indefinitely. The following table lists in chronological order the Liggett documents available on this site. Each document begins with the date of that document on the left side of the display. Following the date line is a list of available pages.
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Some pages are followed by a brief description of that page or of some material depicted within that page. To define the effects of cigarette smoke on the human system. As a result, the portion of free nicotine is increased, thereby increasing the physiological effect on the smoker. Concerns expressed about possible prohibition due to inability to produce a product free of hazard. This constitutes the all important pharmacological effect but also plays a major role in imparting the requisite taste.