UNITED STATES
US appeals court to review 'light' cigarette case

A federal appeals court has decided to review a lower court ruling that let a US$ 200 billion lawsuit filed by 'light' cigarette smokers proceed as a class action, according to a court document.

The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals also stopped proceedings in the suit. The stay in the case, sought by Philip Morris, was issued as of Thursday, the court order said.
Defendants in the case include Altria Group's Philip Morris USA unit; Reynolds American's RJ Reynolds; Loews Corp's Lorillard Tobacco unit; Vector Group's Liggett Group; and British American Tobacco's British American Tobacco (Investments).
In September, US Senior District Judge Jack Weinstein in Brooklyn, New York, granted class-action status in the case, which would have allowed the suit to go forward on behalf of all US 'light' cigarette smokers.
The suit argued that tobacco companies defrauded smokers into thinking light cigarettes were safer than regular cigarettes. Lawyers for the smokers argued that lights brought tobacco companies between US$ 120 billion and US$ 200 billion in extra sales.
Attorneys for the tobacco companies countered that there was no way to tell how many people relied on the word 'light' when choosing cigarettes, and said the smokers could not be grouped together as a class action. (pi)

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