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Today's decision does not directly address the issue of whether (federal regulations on tobacco companies) prevents plaintiffs from suing under state consumer fraud laws.Philip Morris statement on the Supreme Court's Watson ruling.
The court's denial of the petition for rehearing does not speak well of this court. It is disappointing and will ultimately prove to be embarrassing. History will be the judge.Illinois Supreme Court Justice Charles Freeman, in his dissent on the Price rehearing.
The [Illiniois Supreme] court's reliance on a misinterpretation of FTC action necessarily creates a basis for review before the United States Supreme Court.St. Louis attorney Stephen Tillery, on the Price ruling.
[T[he juxtaposition of gigantic campaign contributions and favorable judgments for contributors creates a haze of suspicion over the highest court in Illinois. Hard-hitting St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial about the Price decision.