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SUGARMAN: U.S. Supreme Court gives green light to smokers' light cigarette fraud cases 

Jump to full article: Examiner.com National, 2008-12-15
Author: David Sugerman, Portland Consumer Law & Policy Examiner

Intro:

By way of full disclosure, I am a lawyer who represents consumers and have been involved in cases against tobacco giant Philip Morris for the same problem. For that reason, I am not unbiased about these issues.

It's a good result for consumers for the simple reason that state law fraud claims provide an important check on corporate conduct.

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