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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:tobacco
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gptkbp:acquiredBy
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gptkb:Liggett_Group
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Liggett_&_Myers_Tobacco_Company
gptkb:Liggett_Group
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:defunct
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1976
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gptkbp:founded
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1873
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:John_Edmund_Liggett
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gptkbp:headquarters_location
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gptkb:Durham,_North_Carolina
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Liggett & Myers
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gptkbp:industry
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gptkb:tobacco
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gptkbp:listedOn
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gptkb:New_York_Stock_Exchange
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gptkbp:notableBrand
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gptkb:Chesterfield
gptkb:Eve
gptkb:L&M
gptkb:Lark
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gptkbp:notableCase
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Engaged in tobacco litigation in the United States
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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First major U.S. tobacco company to settle state lawsuits
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Bennett_S._LeBow
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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Grand Metropolitan (at time of acquisition)
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Liggett_&_Myers_Tobacco_Company
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gptkbp:product
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cigarettes
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gptkbp:publiclyTraded
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yes
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Liggett_Group
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Lehman_Brothers
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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