The Supreme Court on Monday refused to disturb a court ruling that threw out a $10.1 billion verdict over Philip Morris' "light" cigarettes. Last year, the Illinois Supreme Court threw out the massive fraud judgment against Philip Morris. Because the FTC allowed companies to characterize their cigarettes as "light" and "low tar," Philip Morris could not be held liable under state law even if the terms it used could be found false or misleading, the state court said.
November 28, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
The U.S. Supreme Court sided with one of the largest U.S. tobacco companies on Monday and refused to disturb a court ruling that threw out a $10.1 billion verdict over Philip Morris USA’s “light” cigarettes.
The Court issued its order without comment.
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