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: The Illinois Personal Injury Weblog of Schaeffer & Lamere P.C.SCt Allows Suits about Light Cigarettes
In a 5-4 split won by the court's liberals, it ruled that smokers may use state consumer protection laws to sue cigarette makers for the way they promote "light" and "low tar" brands.
--Posted by Alton Illinois personal injury lawyers and the Alton Illinois car accident attorneys of Schaeffer & Lamere, P.C., handling Missouri and Illinois accidents, personal injury, products liability, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, truck accidents, and all other types of injury cases.
Full post as published by The Illinois Personal Injury Weblog of Schaeffer & Lamere P.C. on December 15, 2008 (boomark / email).
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