Judge Richard Wesley of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Photo: David Handschuh/NYLJ.
A federal judge in the District of Connecticut misapplied a legal doctrine that could have changed the outcome of a products liability lawsuit against cigarette giant Philip Morris USA Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Thursday.
The new decision has the potential to dramatically change the way tobacco cases are litigated, according to David S. Golub of Silver Golub & Teitell in Stamford, who represents the plaintiff.
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