Price v. Philip Morris, Inc.

A group of smokers filed a class action against Philip Morris alleging that the company’s marketing of “light” and “lowered tar and nicotine” cigarettes violated certain fraud statutes. The trial court denied the company’s attempt to dismiss the case and awarded the smokers $10.1 billion. After numerous appeals, an Illinois court reinstated the case in 2014. In this decision, the Illinois Supreme Court rejected the appeals court’s decision (based on procedural reasons) and dismissed the class action, effectively ending the case.  

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Price, et al. v. Philip Morris, Inc., 2015 IL 117687 (2015).

  • United States
  • Nov 4, 2015
  • Supreme Court of Illinois

Parties

Plaintiff

  • Michael Fruth, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated
  • Sharon Price, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated

Defendant Philip Morris, Inc.

Legislation Cited

Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act

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Type of Litigation

Tobacco Control Topics

Substantive Issues

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