Anne Landman's Collection
Re: ETS World Conference Agenda
Abstract
This Philip Morris (PM) email by Robert Pages, a PM scientist, discusses an "ETS World Conference" that Philip Morris was to hold on February 24-25, 1993. PM's executives worldwide were invited to attend the meeting to discuss the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) rating of secondhand tobacco smoke as a Group A Human Carcinogen, and PM's strategies to deal with it. Some passages in the document communicate the attitude within PM about how the company viewed this public health ruling:
"What is being done by PM-USA to 'crush' EPA's conclusions?"
Another line indicates doubt from within PM's ranks about the company's ability to generate a scientific answer that could help deflect EPA's classification:
"...If we don't have a realistic plan to win the scientific debate on ETS, then do we need to quickly implement our 'damage limitation' strategies?"
Fields
- Notes
Comments: Privilege withdrawn documents in Oklahoma. Document is an e-mail with 2 attached forwarded e-mails.
Produced by: PMI
Affected Defendants: PMI
- Quotes
The U.S. impact of EPA's classification is clear; the battle now shifts to OSHA. In other countries, however, the impact is less equivocal, and in some ways, more pernicious. What is being done by PM-USA to "crush" EPA's conclusions? Should we be looking for ways to have EPA officially critiqued in other countries?
...If we don't have a realistic plan to win the scientific debate on ETS, then do we need to quickly implement our "damage limitation" strategies?
- Company
- Philip Morris (Altria Group)
- Author
- Pages, Robert Alex, Ph.D. (PM scientist & researcher, c. 1980s)Robert A. Pages gave a deposition that was 25 pgs with one exhibit in the Carlisle v. Philip Morris Inc., et al case on 10/30/86 and he gave another deposition that was 207 pgs on 9/23/88 for the Rothgeb v. ATC, et al case. He was a Scientist and he worked for Philip Morris, Inc. and was born on 10/10/41 and is in infirm health. (PMI's Revised Initial Disclosure, June 27, 1996) (PMI's Introduction to Privilege Log and Glossary of Names, Estate of Burl Butler v. PMI, et al, April 19, 1996) Robert Pages, who gave depositions in 1986 and 1988, is apparently in poor health. (Alexandra Wagner, Ness, Motley letter to Grant Kaiser, 1/10/97)
- Recipient
- Reif, Helmut E. (PM Europe Science & Tech. Director, 1980s)Helmut Reif was Director of Science and Technology for FTR. (PMI's Introduction to Privilege Log and Glossary of Names, Estate of Burl Butler v. PMI, et al, April 19, 1996)
OSHA opened hearings in September 1994 on a proposal that amounts to a virtual ban on smoking in every workplace in the nation
International Agency for Research on Cancer - The cancer research arm of the WHO. Conducted a multi-center epidemiology study on ETS, initiated in 1988, data collection completed in 1994 and results were published in 1998
European Economic Community
Mary (Mopsy) Pottorff was Manager of Worldwide Regulatory Affairs for Philip Morris. She was a member of PM's Ventilation Task Force and PMI ETS Management Group. (PMI's Introduction to Privilege Log and Glossary of Names, Estate of Burl Butler v. PMI, et al, April 19, 1996). Nickname "Mopsy."
Sr. VP, PM Worldwide Regulator Affairs & Assoc. General Counsel PMMC c. 2/2000. Denise F. Keane was Associate General Counsel and on the Board of Directors, for Philip Morris Management Corp. By April 2001 Keane was Senior Vice President and General Counsel for PM USA at 120 Park Ave. (PMI's Introduction to Privilege Log and Glossary of Names, Estate of Burl Butler v. PMI, et al, April 19, 1996)
1998
Gerard Wirz worked for Philip Morris Corporate Services, Inc. in Brussels. (PMI's Introduction to Privilege Log and Glossary of Names, Estate of Burl Butler v. PMI, et al, April 19, 1996)
Partner of industry law firm Shook Hardy and Bacon before going to work for PM. Was VP of PM Corporate Scientific Affairs in 1990. Defends PM on television.
1993
Manager of Corporate Scientific Affairs for Philip Morris in 1990. Also worked for PM Corporate Services in Brussels.
Philip Morris Director and worked in Scientific Affairs. Reported to Cathy ellis.
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From: R~AGES --V~SO212A
To: HREI~F -=VC~OO2UA lle~mu~ Reif
Date and time
02/05/~3 111:29:26
From: Robert A. Pages
Subject: ETS WORLD CONFERENCE AGENDA
For your information=
Bob.
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To: RPAGES --VUSO2!12A Robert Pages DKEANE'
--VUSO~I2A Denise Keane
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Subject: ETS WORLD CONFERENCE AGENDA.
I"ve thanked Gerard for his, enthusiasm and told h~m~we expect to cover
~hese top|cg durl,ng, those day.s. I think we can expect Gerard ~o be a
vocal particlpa~t in the, conference and we shouldl be prett~ clear on
which types of efforts are expected to ~ake place at the level oE
P~I Corpornte affairs (as opposed to:those we ~re~dlrecti~E)
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From: O. Wirz
~u5ject: E~FS WORLD CONFERENCE AGENDA.
Cl.are,:
I'd li~e to raise 3. issues that shoula be discussed and decidedl at our
mee~iag in February. Thes~ subjects are not new. and need tLnqua~f~ed
"raUifiCation" and: action, l.f they can be tackled, a~ our mee~iag,
it willl mark as impor~mlt mil~stone.
PH offi~s shot~]M Implemen* a model I~Q/smoking policy that will
demonstrate to oth~r companies and policy makers ho~ it can, be dbne.
Are third ~ny ~n~ons ~hi~-should not be done? Who. executes i~?
PH shouhll help. d~ve:lop and market lnnovat£~e technologics~ prcxiuct.s
and services w|ti.~h~ pratt&, solutions to t~ smoke¢/mon-s~ker issue,
for example, smokel~ss, ashtrays, consulting, services and ventilation
sy~t,ms.. Should tk~s be done cemt~ar.ly i~de PH~ ][~ do we db,
~t and to: what extent7 What Importanae does th~ company, attach to
acfiJ~vlng this goal?
The: ~S impact o£ EPk's elasslf~caeion is clear; the battle:
no~. shifts ~o OSlIA. In other countries,, however, the. fiapact is less
equ~vo:cnl, and in, some wa~s, more p~nlcious. What is being dbne
by. PH-USA to"crush" EPA's conclusions~ Should we be, lookffmg £or
ways to have ~PA, oeftcgally crt¢tR~ed in other count~es~
Pleas,e remember tha't IARC is working on. the, lacgest-ever European epidem~
sCndy on lifiesty.les and E~S. Their first pooled res~l¢s, are scheduled
to:be ~nnounced nex:b yea~.
Ifi" we don't have: a veallstlc: plan to wi~ the sclsntlfic' debate on,
E~$, then do we. need to qulckly i~plement o~r "damage li~Itatlon"
straCegiesZ ht's try to. be, as cl~ar'as:posslble @n th~s question.
Based. on the agendb,, it might be. necessary to, convene a smalilem group:on~
Feb. 26. If posslblle, I~ p~opose, that we. have a meeting with all
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r~p~saata~ves to tie up, any looae strlngs. At the very leas~, I'd:
like to ~ae some time: foCgEC:and, EEN~ ~our p=oblems a~e s'tml, la~ andl
Thank~ ta aflvanee. I look forw~r~to seeing you at the meeting.
Best Regards,
Gersrd
cc: IO~NiEN --VCN0021Al~nrik Bansen
HWINOKUR~-VUS0212A. Matthew Winokur
SPARRI~I--~SO212A. S~even Parris~
LGIRO~, --VCH0021A. Davtd Bushong
DGREE~BE--VCHO~21A. ~. Greenberg
T~ORELLI--VUS~2112A. I~to~as ~relli
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