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Oregon Appeals Court Reinstates, Remands 'Light' Cigarette Claims
Posted on 21 Jun 2013 by Michael Lefkowitz

SALEM, Ore. - (Mealey's) The Oregon Court of Appeals has reinstated a putative class of Marlboro Light cigarette smokers who say they suffered an economic loss because the cigarettes were no safer than regular Marlboros, saying June 19 that the trial... Read More

Tags: Marilyn C. Pearson , Oregon Court of Appeals , Marlboro lights , class action , class certification , et al. v. Philip Morris , cigarette smokers , Litigation , Inc. , nicotine , Strawn v. Farmers Ins. Co. , tobacco

New Hampshire Supreme Court Vacates Light Cigarette Class
Posted on 22 Aug 2012 by Michael Lefkowitz

CONCORD, N.H. - (Mealey's) Saying sufficient public information existed to call into question whether plaintiffs were uniformly unaware that light cigarettes were as dangerous as regular ones, the New Hampshire Supreme Court on Aug. 21 vacated certification... Read More

Tags: vacated certification , Karen Lawrence v. Philip Morris USA , Class Action Lawsuits , Marlboro lights , New Hampshire Supreme Court , Litigation , Consumer Protection Act , tobacco

Minnesota Panel Lets Marlboro Lights Class Action Proceed
Posted on 30 Dec 2010 by Michael Lefkowitz

MINNEAPOLIS - (Mealey's) A lawsuit alleging that Philip Morris USA used deceptive trade practices and false advertising to market its Marlboro Lights cigarettes may proceed in Minnesota as a class action, the state Court of Appeals ruled Dec. 28,... Read More

Tags: Deceptive Trade Practices , Philip Morris , Altria , personal injury , cigarettes , Marlboro lights , class action , class certification , smoking , United States v. Philip Morris USA Inc. , Litigation , torts , False Advertising , Gregory Curtis v. Altria Group , tobacco