"Light" cigarette suit certified as U.S. class action
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A U.S. federal judge gave class-action   status on Monday to a lawsuit filed by "light" cigarette   smokers who accuse tobacco companies of fraud and are seeking a   verdict of as much as $200 billion.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on  Monday that a class-action lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, a  unit of Altria Group Inc. , should not be decided in  federal court, handing a defeat to the tobacco company.
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A tobacco industry lawyer sought to  fend off accusations that cigarette makers waged a deceptive  campaign to blunt concerns over secondhand smoke as he  testified on Wednesday in the government's $280 billion suit  against the industry.
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The US Supreme Court said Friday it would consider whether smokers of cigarettes marketed as "light" could sue the makers for deception on the grounds that they were just as harmful as regular smokes.
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Retailer Sears, Roebuck & Co has been hit with a lawsuit seeking class-action status that alleges a company Web site compromises customers' private information.
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A group of heavy Marlboro smokers have filed a lawsuit in federal court in Boston, asking Philip Morris USA to pay for screenings that may detect the early stages of lung cancer, court documents showed on Friday.
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Tobacco industry lawyers  acknowledged in federal court on Wednesday that some companies  may have done some things wrong in the past, but they denied  government allegations the industry engaged in a conspiracy to  mislead the public about the dangers of smoking.
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The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a class-action lawsuit against Philip Morris should not be decided in federal court, handing a defeat to the tobacco company.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a class-action lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, a unit of Altria Group Inc. , should not be decided in federal court, handing a defeat to the tobacco company.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a class-action lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, a unit of Altria Group Inc., should not be decided in federal court, handing a defeat to the tobacco company.
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VANCOUVER - Just days after the arthritis drug Vioxx was pulled from store shelves, a class action lawsuit has been launched in BC Supreme Court alleging negligence by drug maker Merck and Co.
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A federal judge in Tennessee has granted class-action status to a 2006 case against heavy construction vehicle maker Caterpillar Inc. regarding insurance benefits, the lead attorney representing more than 4,000 retirees and surviving spouses said on Friday.
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Cigarette makers lied and tried to  confuse the public about the dangers of smoking for 50 years,  the U.S. government said on Tuesday as its $280 billion case  against the industry went to trial.
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billion dollar class-action verdict. It was the largest award ever by an American jury. The smokers&#39; lawyers, however, say the justices should reduce the amount if they think it is too large as long as they
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A U.S. law firm plans to file a lawsuit seeking class-action status against Sanofi-Aventis  on behalf of shareholders, alleging the pharmaceuticals group hid the side-effects of its anti-obesity drug Acomplia, French daily Les Echos reported.
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A federal appeals court Friday rejected the government's attempt to recover $280 billion from tobacco companies, even if the Department of Justice prevails in its suit that the companies defrauded and misled the American public.
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Lawmakers must move quickly to keep tobacco companies from continuing to label cigarettes as "low tar" and "light" following a landmark federal court ruling that said several major tobacco companies have conspired to mislead the public about the health hazards of smoking, an anti-tobacco senator said Thursday.