PHILIP MORRIS NAME CHANGE
October 1st, 2002
BY PHILIP FINE
PHILIP Morris Cos. Inc. has cleared another obstacle to the changing of its name to Altria Group Inc following the dismissal of an injunction by a company with a similar moniker. In November, 2001, Philip Morris proposed a name change but one month later, the company was sued by Denver financial company Altira Group LLC. It argued the name was too similar. Philip Morris shareholders however went ahead and approved the name change in April. The financial group lost its case in a Denver court in June but brought an injunction against the company ...
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