Carroll v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.

OPINION

LeGROW, J.

A long-time smoker of “light” cigarettes seeks to hold the tobacco company that sold the cigarettes liable for economic harm allegedly suffered by the plaintiff and members of a purported class that, if certified, would comprise smokers who purchased “light” cigarettes from the defendant. Confronted with a series of decisions in other jurisdictions denying class certification for similar claims, the plaintiff attempts to distinguish this case on the basis of her allegation that, not only were the cigarettes in question not “safer” than regular cigarettes, they potentially…