Judge Stamps Out a Cigarette Class Action (The New York Sun)

In a win for the tobacco industry, a federal appeals court in Manhattan has thrown out a class action on behalf of anyone who ever smoked a “light” cigarette. The lawsuit had sought $800 billion in damages on behalf of 50 million smokers. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals halted the lawsuit yesterday by reversing a district judge’s decision to certify a class of …

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