Ness Motley Documents
Definitions for the Brown & Williamson Subjective Coding Taxonomy
Fields
- Notes
Issues: O-B&W, F-DWD, C-ADD,H-ME, F-ATT
Affected Defendants: RJR, RJT, BAC, PMI, LOI, LTC,PMC, JMF, B&W
- Type
- List
- Alias
- B&W 0002 LB 0002
- Scruggs 48
- Glantz 1001 and 1001.01
- Scruggs 48
- Named Person
- Burke
- Admar
- Facts, Market
- Kapuler
- Yankelovich
- Frank
- Tiderock
- Golden
- Blalock
- Field, Joseph
- Agency, Ted Bates
- Ellis
- Norearch
- McCann
- Erickson
- Maxwell, J.
- Zahn, Leonard
- Garland, Dr. L.H.
- Rappaport, Dr. Israel
- Moran, Dr. Thomas
- Russek, Dr. Henry
- Rosenblatt, Dr. Milton
- Langston, Dr. Hirem
- McDonald, Dr. Ian
- Amatil
- Cruz, Souza
- Jacob
- Admar
- Original File
- TobDocs1
- Named Organization
- Skelly & White
- Gallup & Robinson
- John Morton Company
- Eric Marder Associates
- RoperNowland Organization
- Ruder & Finn
- Hill & Knowlton
- Project Truth
- Medinger & Finnegan Law Firm
- Gallup & Robinson
- Keyword
- Youth Smoking
- Dilution of Warnings
- Public
- Research
- Organization
- Destruction
- Additives
- Safe Cigarette
- Mucocilliary Escalation
- Special Destruction
- Gori/TWG
- Dilution of Warnings
- Characteristic
- no author, no bates
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AC
VICEROY ADVERTISING & MARKETING: Documents that relate
to the advertlslng and marketlng of VICEROY cigarettes.
ACA
Major VICEROY Advertising Themes: Documents
concerning themes of advertising campaigns.
Examples are the "dentists" campaign, the special
filter campaign, the "All the Taste, All the Time"
campaign, the tension release campaign and the auto
racing campaign.
ACB
Historical Surveys of vICERQY Advertising:
Documents which within themselves trace the history
of VICEROY advertising.
AD
KQQD ADVERTISING & MARKETING: Documents that relate to
the advertising and marketing of KOOL cigarettes.
ADA
MAJOR KOOL ADVERTISING THEMES: Documents
concerning themes of advertising campaigns.
Examples are the throat comfort theme, the willie
the penguin campaigns, "Switch from 'Hots' to
KOOLS," "Come Up to KOOL," "Problem-Solution/Slice
of Life," "Menthol Mist," "Lady Be Kool', the
waterfalls theme and the biker campaign.
ADB
Historical Surveys of KQOL Advertisinq: Documents
which within themselves trace the history of KOOL
advertising.
AE
RALEIGH ADVERTISING ~ MARKETIN~ Documents that relate
to the advertising and marketing of RALEIGH cigarettes.
AEA
Ma~or RALE~$H 6dvertlsin~ Themes: Documents
concerning themes of advertising campaigns.
Examples are the "Slice of Americana" theme and the
"Milder Moment" campaign. Coupons are an integral
part of RALEIGH advertising.
AEB
Historical Surveys of KALEIGH AdvertisinG:
Documents which within themselves trace the history
of RALEIGH advertising.
AF
BARCLAY ADVERTISING & MARKETING: Documents that relate
to the advertlsing and marketing of BARCLAY cigarettes.
AFA M#Jor BABCLAY Adv@~%isinQ Themes: Documents
concerning themes of advertising campaigns.
AFB
HistoTical Surveys of BARClAy Advertising:
Documents which within themselves trace the history
of BARCLAY advertising.
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AG
OTHER BP~AND SPECIFIC ADVERTISING & MARKETING:
code documents to this general heading.
Do not
AGA
Other B&W Brands: Documents that relate to the
advertising and marketing of another Brown &
Williamson brand (e.__~., BELAIR, TRAMPS, WINGS).
AGB
Other Companies' Brands: Documents that relate to
the advertising and marketing of other companies'
cigarettes.
AGC BAT Hrands: Documents that relate to the
advertising and marketing of BAT cigarettes.
ADVERT~$1N~ & MARKETING PQLICY: Documents relating to
guldelines on cigarette advertising and marketing.
B&W Policy: Documents regarding guidelines on '
cigarette advertising and marketing followed,
endorsed or rejected by Brown & Williamson. An
example of a voluntary guideline endorsed by BrOwn
& Williamson is the company's agreement to print
tar and nicotine figures on cigarette packs.
AHB
Ciaarette Advertising Code: Documents so entitled
or related to the voluntary guidelines set by the
tobacco industry regarding cigarette advertising.
Responsive documents may include documents
regarding Meyner, who was heavily involved in the
administration of the Code. Look for the acronym
CAC.
AHC
Code of ¢~qarette Samplin~ Documents so entitled
or related to the guidelines set by the tobacco
industry regarding sampling of cigarettes.
AI
MARKETING/ADVERTISING BUDGET AND EXPENDITURES:
Documents discussing proposed or actual budgets and/or
expenditures for marketing and advertising.
AJ
pROJECT TRQTH/PRQQECT A/PRQJECT BI Documents relating
to any of these public issue campaigns involving the
tobacco companies and TI. "Project A," developed in
1970, consisted of three TV spots on smoking and health
that would be substituted for some regular TV
commercials for which time had already been contracted.
The spots were rejected by the network. Ruder & Finn
proposed "Project B," which called for TV and print
advertising that might position tobacco beside liquor in
terms of public tolerance. In the fall of 1970, TI
distributed two public service TV spots, produced by Ted
Bates, to counteract the anti-smoking spot
announcements. This activity was called "Project Truth."
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TRUE A/~D NAT;ONAL ENOUIRER ARTICLES: Documents
discussing the True and National ~nqutrer articles.
Joseph Field, a public relations agent for Brown &
Williamson, arranged for Stanley Frank to wr~te a
smoking and health article entitled, "To Smoke Or Not To
Smoke-That Is Still The Question." The article was
published in the January 1968 issue of True. Tiderock,
TI's public relations agency, arranged to run an
advertisement promoting the article. Tiderock also
purchased and distributed reprints of the article.
Stanley Frank later wrote a similar article entitled,
"Cigarette Cancer Link is Bunk" for the Nationa~
Enquirer under the pen name Charles Golden. John
Blalock was one of the Brown & Williamson employees
involved.
~RQWN ~ WILLIAM$ON v. JACOBSEN: Documents concerning a
libel suit f11ed by Brown & Williamson when Walter
Jacobsen, a CBS reporter, used a controversial "illicit
pleasure campaign" that the Ted Bates agency had
proposed to Brown & Williamson to accuse Brown &
williamson of adopting an advertising strategy to
encourage children to smoke.
BARCLAY CONTROVERSY: Documents relating to the
controversy concerning advertising of BARCLAY cigarettes
relating to the I mg. tar rating claims made in its
advertising. The cigarettes utilized an Actron filter,
the mechanics of which were questioned by other
cigarette companies, particularly Reynolds and Philip
Morris.
~INEMA ADVERTI$1NGz Documents regarding Brown &
Williamson's promotion of cigarettes in theaters.
Include documents concerning the "Snow White
Controvermy," a complaint filed with the FTC in August,
1983 by Action for Children's Advertising, Inc., a
public interest group protesting the showing of a KOOL
advertisement prior to the Saturday matinee screening of
"Snow white and the Seven Dwarfs" on July 16, 1983 at a
theater in Newton, Massachusetts. Brown & Williamson
contended that it was never the company's policy to show
cigarette ads along with "G'° movies and that the
occurrence was a mistake by the theater owner. Also
include documents about Brown & Williamson's decision in
1984 to discontinue its program of cinema advertising.
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AWARENESS OF POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARDS: Documents relating to
awareness of smoking and health issues and perception of the
alleged risks of smoking not covered by categories below.
BA
SMOKER AWARENESS (HEALTH & COMPONENT DE~;VERY):
Documents reflecting smokers' awareness as shown by
survey results, newsclips, letters to the editor or
health education courses. Documents showing that
smokers' awareness caused changes in smoking behavior
should also be coded to the appropriate subcategory
below EF, "Human Smoking Behavior."
BAA
EFFECTS OF SGRs, ~OVT & MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS ON
AWARENESS: Documents discussing the effects of
Surgeon General's reports and government and
medical publications upon public awareness of
smoking and health issues. Include documents
discussing subjects such as effects of anti-smoking
campaigns on quitting, starting and moderation.
BB
BROWN & WILLIAMSON AWARENESS & ACTION: Documents
discussing the smoking and health controversy or smoking
and health research. Examples are public documents,
literature reviews, unpublished reports, abstracts or
report summaries that are not prepared by or on behalf
of Brown & Williamson or BAT.
BBA
Analysis & Commentary (e.g., ~e Scientific
Literature}: Documents including any analysis or
commentary by or on behalf of Brown & Williamson or
BAT on non-Brown & Williamson work, research or
publications. Documents to be coded to this
category include collections of abstracts prepared
by or on behalf of Brown & Williamson or BAT.
BBB
Recommendations {e.G., re Research Qr Company
Actlons]~ Documents relating to any
recommendations made by Brown & Williamson or BAT
personnel or consultants regarding major goals for
Brown & Williamson or industry sponsored research
and/or actions concerned with smoking and health
issues.
BBC
Attendance at Scientific Meetinqs or Research
Conferences: Documents indicating attendance by
Brown & Williamson or BAT personnel at public or
industry scientific meetings or research
conferences. Includes people not employed by
either company attending on behalf of Brown &
williamson or BAT. Do not code document indicating
attendance of Brown & Williamson employees at BAT
or Brown & Williamson research conferences. Code
those documents to category CCB.
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C
BC
BROWN & WILLI]tMSON POSITION PAPERS~ Documents by Brown
& Williamson stating Brown & Williamson's position
regarding the smoking and health controversy. Documents
prepared by Brown & Williamson for the use of their
employees, and that dlscuss smoking and health ~ssues,
should be coded to this heading. Do not code documents
by TI to this category, but to category HC.
BCA
BAT Position Papers: Documents by BAT stating BAT
or its affiliated companies' position regarding the
smoking and health controversy. Documents prepared
by BAT for the use of its employees, and that
discuss smoking and health issues, should be coded
to this category.
BRQWN $ WILLIAMSON CORPORATE: Documents relating to Brown
Williamson and other BAT companies as corporate entities..
Include annual reports and tax information.
CA
DQCUMENT RETENTIQN/DESTRUCTIQN: Documents concerning
any policy to retain and/or destroy company files after
a specified period of time.
CB
HISTORY & ORGANIZATIONA/~ ~TRUCTVRE: Documents relating
to the history and development of Brow~ & Williamson and
other BAT companies and documents pertaining to the
internal structure of Brown & Williamson and its
affiliated organizations, including departmental and
organizational charts. Responsive documents include
documents concerning Brown & Williamson's organizational
relationship with other BAT companies (e.~., BATUS,
Imperial).
CC
BRQWN & WILLIAMSON/BAT RELATIONSHIP: Documents
concerning Brown & Williamson's relationship with the
British American Tobacco Company. Include documents
mentioning any research sharing, division of research
responsibilities, or communications concerning marketing
or advertising between Brown & Williamson and BAT. Also
include documents discussing legal considerations of
such activities.
CCA
INTERBAT: Documents discussing, concerning, or,
generated by INTERBAT, a computer network between
Brown & Williamson and BAT which allowed these
companies to share research results.
CCB Brown & Williamson/BAT Meetinqs: Documents
discussing or concerning meetings between or among
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Brown & Williamson and BAT research or scientific
personnel. Do not code documents indicating
attendance by Brown & Wllllamson or BAT personnel
meetings at public or industry research or
scientific conferences. Code those documents to
category BBC.
LIBRARY: Documents relating to the decision to
establish and maintain a collection of documents dealing
with the health consequences of cigarette smoking.
Includes references to computer libraries as well.
Documents mentloning INTERBAT should be coded to
category CCA above.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS' A~D OTHER COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
Documents relating to meetings of the Board of Directors
and other committees. Responsive documents include
minutes and summaries of meetings.
CF
SALES, PROFITS, PRICING & MARKET SHARE: Documents
relating to sales, profits generated, pricing and market
share of one individual Brown & Willlamson product o{
all Brown & Williamson products.
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CFA
Excise T~xes: Documents discussing or concerning
the taxes that federal or state governments lev~ on
cigarette products.
DISEASES & CONDITIONS: Documents concerning diseases and/or
conditions and the harmful and/or toxic effects allegedly
associated with cigarette smoking. DO NOT CODE ANY DOCUMENTS
TO THIS MAJOR HEWING. Documents d~.scussing research
concerning these diseases should also be coded to the
appropriate category E, "Research Focus," or category F,
"Research Techniques."
DA
AQDIqTION/DEPENDENCY/HABITUATIQNz Documents which
specifically mention the alleged condition of
physiological or psychological dependence, characterized
by unpleasant reactions upon withdrawal of the substance
and tolerance to the suDstance, as identified Dy the
need for increased doses of the substance to achieve the
same effects as had been achieved in t~e past by smaller
doses. Documents often will discuss nicotine,
especially in terms of maintaining "satisfactory doses"
or satisfying a "physiological need." Key words to
look for include dependence and habituation. Documents
concerning research concerning this condition should
also be coded to category ED, "Pharmacology."
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DB
DC
DD
DE
EMPHYSEMA/BRONCHITIS/¢QpD: Documents which specifically
discuss these non-cancerous chronic diseases of the
lungs, including asthma. Key words to look for include
chronlc obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronlc
obstructive lung disease (COLD), and chronic ai~-ways
obstruction (CAO).
RESPIRATORY FUNCTIQN & STRUCTURE (INCLUDING
CILIASTA$1S). Documents discussing all influences on
the function or structure of the respiratory system,
except those listed in other categories in this section.
Ciliastasis is paralysis or reduction of motion of the
cilia, which are microscopic hair-lAke projections in
the airways, resulting in a slowing of mucus flow. Also
look for muco-ciliary clearance or mucus transport.
CANCER: Documents discussing cancer in general or
discussing the causes of cancer without reference to any
particular location. Key words which may pertain to
this category or its subcategories include mutagenicity,
carcinogen, tumorigenic, metaplasia, hyperplasia,
neoplasm and abnormal cells.
DDA~ Lunq Cancer: Documents specifically relating t~
lung cancer. This category includes documents
discussing "bronchogenic carcinoma."
DDB~ Laryngeal/Throat Canc~r~ Documents specifically
relating to laryngeal or throat cancer.
DDC: Other Cancer: Documents relating to a specific
form of cancer other than lung, laryngeal cr throat
cancer (e.~., skin cancer).
DDD: Cellular ChanGes: Documents discussing changes
associated with exposure to various substances or
pathogens and considered by some investigators to
be "pre-cancerous."
DDE: ~L~: Documents discussing the occurrence
or induction of a permanent change in the genetic
material.
CARDIOVASCULAR: Documents regarding diseases of the
heart and circulatory or blood systems. Key words or
abbreviations to look for include CVD (cardiovascular
disease), CHD (coronary heart disease), coronary,
hypertension, atherosclerotic, vasoconstriction, and PVD
(peripheral vascular disease).
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DF
PRE~NANCY/FET~LL: Documents relating to diseases and
conditions associated with pregnancy or the newborn.
This category includes documents discussing
teratogenicity (birth defects), low birth weight and
spontaneous abortion.
DG
OTHER DISEASES OR UNSPECIFIED HEALTH CONSEQUENCES:
Documents associating smoking with diseases other than
addiction, cancer, emphysema, bronchitis, COPD,
cardiovascular disease or fetal complications. This
c~te~ory includes documents suggesting or cQptendinq
that smoking is/is not a qause of death. Also Include
documents associating smoking with chronic disease other
than those named above.
RESEARCH FOCQ~:
heading.
Do not code any documents to this major
EA
~QMPONENT$ RESEARCH: Documents discussing the
determination of the chemical nature of cigarette smoke,
by identifying or quantifying specific components. This
category also includes biological testing of individual
components or groups of components.
EAA
Condensate/Fractionate: Documents regarding the
study of the particulate matter of cigarette smoke,
collected on a Cambridge filter or in a "cold
trap." This category includes discussions of the
biological effects of the particulate phase in this
category, even if it has not been collected as
condensate. Some documents in this category
discuss the creation or testing of "fractions" of
the condensate, prepared by treating the condensate
with a series of solvents. Either the whole smoke
condensate or the fractions may also be tested for
biological activity, using mouse skin painting or
various in vitro tests, e.~., Ames test. Key
abbreviations to look for include CSC (cigarette
smoke condensate) and WSC (whole smoke condensate).
EAB
Gas-phase: Documents discussing the chemical
analysis or biological testing of the non-
particulate part of whole smoke or its components.
Look for testing of that portion of smoke that has
passed through a Cambridge filter.
EB
~MOKE MODIF;~ATIQN: Documents concerning the
modification of the chemical or physical nature of
tobacco smoke. This category includes chanties in levels
of tar and/or nicotine, as well as other specific
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compounds (e._~_q_~., B(a)P, nitrosamines) by any method,
including changing tobacco blends. The measurement of
levels of components, without the objective of alterinq
those levels, should be coded to the appropriate
category under EA, "Components Research." Specific
smoke modification methods include:
EBA
Design variables: Documents discussing changes in
any aspect of cigarette design (e.~., type of
wrapping paper, paper porosity, paper additives),
except for those included in the other specific
subcategories.
EBB
Filler Modification: Documents concerning the
changes in the tobacco filler for the stated
purpose of modifying the chemical nature or
biological activity of the smoke. Code documents
concerning changes in the "tobacco blend" to this
general category. Specific suDcategories include:
EBBA
Tobacco Substitutes: Documents describing
attempts to reduce tar and nicotine yields by
substituting non-tobacco filler materials for
som~ percentage of tobacco in the cigarette.
This category includes documents concerning
tests for biological activity resulting from
these substitutions. Key words and
abbreviations to look for include Cytrel, NSM
(new smoking material), BATFLAKE, and
Celanese Smoking Product.
EBBB
Tobag~o Tr@a~ment: Code 9_~ those documents
discussing techniques clearly described in
the document as being related to smoke
modification. Substances applied to tobacco
for this purpose may include ozone, various
solvents, sodium nitrate and other chemical
additives, heat, etc. Also include documents
which discuss smoke modification by
denitrification (i.e., the removal of
nitrates or other nltrogen-containing
compounds) or by incorporating "reconstituted
leaf" (RL), "expanded tobacco" (ET), or
"expanded stems" (ES) into cigarettes. D__~o
~ot include documents discussing "Tobacco
Processing," which describe treatments
designed to affect the "smoking quality" Of
the cigarette rather than the nature of the
smoke. "Tobacco Processing" documents should
be coded to category EG.
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EC
EBC
Filter Research: Code any documents which discuss
aspects of fllter development and modification but
which are not included in the following specific
subcategories to this main category. Do not
include discussions of the Cambridge filter used to
collect condensate or to separate the particulate
and gas phases of whole smoke. Those documents
should be coded to the appropriate category under
EA, "Components Research."
EBCA
Filter Efficiency: Code documents which
discuss the effect of a filter on the smoke
yield (e.~., percent tar and/or nicotine
removed).
EBCB
EBCC
EBCD
Selective Filt~atiQn: Code documents
discussing filters designed to reduce or
remove specific smoke components. Look for
the specific term selective filtration,
especially in connection with components such
as HCN (hydrogen cyanide), phenol, acrolein,
aldehydes, gas phase components, etc.
ventilated/Air-Diluted Filter: Code ~
documents discussing the dilution of
cigarette smoke by allowing air to enter the
smoke through the filter either through small
ventilation holes or by using highly porous
"tipping paper" to wrap the filter.
Actron Filter: Code documents discussing the
Actron filter, a cellulose acetate filter
designed to create a whirling action in the
inhaled smoke, resulting in a full-flavored
delivery.
EBD
Precursor Studies: Documents discussing attempts
to determine which substances in tobacco contribute
to the presence of certain compounds in smoke
(e.~., B(a)P, nitrosamines, etc.). Code such
documents only if the relationship of a precursor
substance to a smoke component is directly
expressed in the document.
ADDITIVES: Documents discussing the various flavorings,
humectants, casings, and other non-tobacco ingredients
in cigarettes. Be absolutely sure to capture any names
or designated numbers for these ingredients on the
"Substances" llst. Documents which list the ingredients
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