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Class-action dispute open to consumers in Medina, other counties
Jump to full article: Akron (OH) Beacon Journal, 2004-09-16
Author: Craig Webb / Beacon Journal staff writer
Intro: A lawsuit filed by a Seville woman charging the Philip Morris Cos. was not truthful about tar and nicotine levels in some of its cigarettes has been given new life.
The 9th District Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld Medina County Common Pleas Judge James L. Kimbler's certification of the dispute as a class-action lawsuit open to any consumer in Medina County and adjoining counties who may have purchased Virginia Slims Lights and Marlboro Lights.
Catherine S. Marrone filed a lawsuit in 1999 and again in 2000 charging the tobacco company misled smokers about the health risks of light cigarettes.
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