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Mass. group of smokers recertified as a class 

The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts on Friday said a group of smokers who bought Marlboro Lights cigarettes in the state could sue as a class.

Last year, a justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court decertified a "lights" class action known as Aspinall, which alleged Philip Morris USA marketed its Marlboro Lights as safer than regular cigarettes.

"The judge's conclusion that the plaintiffs' claim warrants certification as a consumer class action is amply supported by the record," the ruling read, referring to an earlier ruling from a Superior Court.

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