Court Report

Class Action

A state judge's ruling allows smokers in six northeast Ohio counties to sue tobacco giant Philip Morris USA on a claim they were duped into believing low-tar cigarettes were safer. Medina County Common Pleas Judge James Kimbler granted class-action status on Wednesday to a pair of lawsuits filed by Akron lawyer A. Russell Smith, who named Philip Morris brands Virginia Slims lights and Marlboro Lights.

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Posted by Editor at September 25, 2003 02:50 AM