Mass. Court Moves ‘Light’ Cigarette Suit Forward

brThe Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Monday that Massachusetts smokers can use a consumer protection law to sue Philip Morris Inc. for the way it marketed Marlboro Lights. The ruling — which closely mirrors a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in December that smokers may use state consumer protection laws to sue cigarette makers for the way they promote light and low tar brands — means a class action lawsuit brought by smokers who claim deceptive marketing can move forward. a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=’http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202429114494rss=newswire’Read on…/abr