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Article: Light Cigarettes are More Dangerous Than Regular Cigarettes, According to Landmark 'Light Lie' Ruling Against Philip Morris; Public Health Experts, Leading Consumer Protection Group Praise the Decision.
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- March 24, 2003
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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Friday's landmark $10 billion Illinois Circuit Court verdict against Philip Morris in the nation's first class action consumer fraud lawsuit on light cigarettes has medical and legal implications that will follow Philip Morris to courthouses all over the country, plaintiffs' attorneys said today. For the first time, a court issued a finding of fact that light cigarettes are actually more dangerous than regular cigarettes.
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In finding for the plaintiffs in Miles v. Philip Morris, Judge Nicholas Byron issued findings of fact ...