Common Contracts
2 similar Master Settlement Agreement contracts
68-West–Statehouse, 300 SW 10th Ave.Master Settlement Agreement • January 18th, 2017
In 1998, Kansas became 1 of 46 states to accept a tobacco settlement negotiated with four major tobacco companies. (The remaining 4 states settled individually.) The settlement, called the Master Settlement Agreement, was aimed at reducing the use of tobacco by young persons, settling legal claims by states against the tobacco industry, and providing reimbursement for health care costs of treating Medicaid patients whose illnesses were caused by tobacco. Under terms of the agreement, the tobacco industry is prohibited from targeting youth in marketing and is subject to restrictions concerning sponsorships, advertising, and tobacco promotions.
68-West–Statehouse, 300 SW 10th Ave.Master Settlement Agreement • January 20th, 2016
In 1998, Kansas became 1 of 46 states to accept a tobacco settlement negotiated with four major tobacco companies. (The remaining 4 states settled individually.) The settlement, called the Master Settlement Agreement, was aimed at reducing the use of tobacco by young persons, settling legal claims by states against the tobacco industry, and providing reimbursement for health care costs of treating Medicaid patients whose illnesses were caused by tobacco. Under terms of the agreement, the tobacco industry is prohibited from targeting youth in marketing and is subject to restrictions concerning sponsorships, advertising, and tobacco promotions.
