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Court sides with state-based suits against 'light' cigarettes

By Carter Wood

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The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in Altria Group v. Good that a group of Maine smokers who puffed "light" cigarettes can sue Philip Morris under the state's law governing deceptive advertising. The court's 5-4 opinion is available here. The...

Full post as published by Point of Law on December 15, 2008 (boomark / email).

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