NEW YORK AP - A federal judge on Monday granted class action status to tens of millions of "light cigarette" smokers for a potential $200 billion lawsuit against tobacco companies.U.S. District Judge Jack Weinstein in Brooklyn made the ruling on a 2004 lawsuit that alleges Philip Morris USA Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
September 25, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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NEW YORK AP – A federal judge on Monday granted class action status to tens of millions of “light cigarette” smokers for a potential $200 billion lawsuit against tobacco companies.
U.S. District Judge Jack Weinstein in Brooklyn made the ruling on a 2004 lawsuit that alleges Philip Morris USA Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Lorillard Tobacco Co. and other defendants duped smokers, and responded to consumers’ mounting health concerns with a campaign of deception designed to preserve revenue.
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