Liggett Group

As of 2014, Liggett Group was the fourth largest American tobacco company by gross revenue, though it was considerably smaller than the top three.

John Edmund Liggett's grandfather, Christopher Foulks, was the owner of a snuff mill in New Egypt, New Jersey.

George S. Myers died in 1910 and the following year the U.S. Court of Appeals issued a Dissolution Decree to the American Tobacco Company which created the opportunity for Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company to be reborn.

Continuing to innovate, in 1952, Liggett & Myers using Chesterfield became the first to offer cigarettes in two sizes: King and Regular.

In 1980, Eve 120's were launched nationally and the same year Liggett was acquired by Grand Metropolitan PLC.

In 1983, smoker Rose Cipollone filed a lawsuit against the Liggett Group and two other tobacco companies that produced the cigarettes she smoked.

In 1990, The Wall Street Journal acclaimed Pyramid as "one of the most successful cigarette introductions of the decade".

In 1992, Eve and Lark were relaunched with new packaging and backed by large advertising and promotional campaigns.

In 1996–1997, Liggett Group had become the first tobacco company to settle smoking-related litigation brought by the attorneys general of several states.