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Massachusetts high court certifies ''light'' cigarette class action.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-NOV-04
Format: Online - approximately 629 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts is the first state supreme court to certify a class action suit against Philip Morris Cos. for allegedly deceiving consumers in its marketing of so-called light cigarettes. (Aspinall v. Philip Morris Cos., 813 N.E.2d 476 (Mass. 2004).)

The suit claims that the tobacco manufacturer violated state consumer protection statutes by marketing Marlboro Lights as having lower tar and nicotine content--and thus being less dangerous--than regular cigarettes.

"These 'light' class actions are not about sick smokers but rather about [the company] misleading consumers who thought they were getting...

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