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Light Cigarette Suit Laid to Rest  

Jump to full article: Associated Press (AP), 2007-08-23
Author: JIM SUHR

Intro:

Tillery's class-action lawsuit, involving 1.1 million people who bought "light" cigarettes in Illinois, claimed Philip Morris knew when it introduced such cigarettes in 1971 that they were no healthier than regular cigarettes. But the company hid that information and the fact that light cigarettes actually had a more toxic form of tar, the lawsuit claimed.

Messages left at Tillery's office were not returned.

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