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Case ID: 4496 | Consumer Products | 10/21/2005
An Oregon court declined to grant class-action status to a lawsuit against Philip Morris USA brought by a group of Marlboro Lights smokers.
The judge said too many individual issues would need to be considered in the case. The suit was filed by Marilyn Pearson and Laura Grandin and alleges that Richmond-based Philip Morris violated Oregon laws. The suit claims that Philip Morris misled smokers into believing Marlboro Lights delivered less tar and nicotine than full-tar cigarettes when the company knew the cigarettes did not. According to Judge Janice Wilson, the evidence showed that smokers may get different amounts of tar and nicotine from different cigarettes in the same pack, depending upon a number of variables. As a result, the judge ruled that each member of the class would need to prove whether the Marlboro Lights he or she smoked delivered lowered tar and nicotine. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Consumer Products Cases of Interest Bausch & Lomb Inc. voluntarily suspended shipments of its ReNu brand contact lens solution after federal health officials linked it to a fungal eye infection that can cause temporary blindness. The eye-care company stopped shippingafter a number of people using the product reported getting a serious eye infection, claimed the Food and Drug Administration. Kahn Gauthier Swick, LLC ("KGS") announces that shareholders of Jones Soda Company ("Jones Soda" or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:JSDA) who purchased shares of the Company between March 9, 2007 and August 2, 2007 (the "Class Period"), have until November 5, 2007 to move for appointment as Lead Plaintiff in a securities class action lawsuit currently pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. No class has yet been certified in this action. Eleven homeowners along the Delaware River filed a class action lawsuit against PPL Corporation over the massive coal ash spill in August of 2005. The lawsuit was filed in Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court, and claims that PPL was "negligent, reckless and created a public nuisance following the massive failure of a 40-acre settling basin at the power company's Martins Creek plant over three days at the end of August."
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