The 5th Circuit has dismissed suits filed by two people against the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. and by five people against Philip Morris USA Inc., both alleging the companies had falsely marketed "light" cigarettes as safer. None of the plaintiffs claimed injuries from smoking. Last year, a $10 billion verdict against Philip Morris in a state class action involving "light" cigarettes was thrown out. "The tobacco companies are doing pretty well in these light cases," said one product liability expert.
February 26, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Suits filed against two cigarette makers over the marketing of “light” cigarettes have been thrown out by a federal appeals court.
Earlier this month, a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the 2003 suits filed by two people against the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. and by five people against Philip Morris USA Inc.
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