ST. LOUIS – A city jury found in favor of defendant Philip Morris on Thursday in a $1.5 billion class action lawsuit filed by cigarette smokers.
The class claimed the tobacco giant deceived them into believing light cigarettes were safer than regular cigarettes. The lawsuit was first filed in 2000.
The class claimed that light cigarette packages promised lower tar and nicotine but were made from the same tobacco as regular cigarettes, and were in fact more dangerous for consumers.
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