Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided August 21, 2012No. 2011-574PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDalianis, C.J.
This is an interlocutory appeal from an order of the Superior Court (Smukler, J.) that certified a class represented by the plaintiff, Karen L. Lawrence, consisting of “all individuals who purchased Marlboro Lights cigarettes in New Hampshire from January 1,1995, until the date of trial.” See SUP. Ct. R. 8. The superior court transferred a single question for our review:
Did the Superior Court err in its application of New Hampshire law when it granted Plaintiffs Motion for Class Certification?
*95We answer this question in the affirmative and reverse the trial court’s certification order.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Craft v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2005
- Mulford v. Altria Group, Inc.District Court, D. New Mexico · 2007
- Hillside Associates of Hollis, Inc. v. Maine Bonding & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1992
- Becksted v. NadeauSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2007
- In re Light Cigarettes Marketing Sales Practices LitigationDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2010
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Philip Morris Cos. Inc. v. MinerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2015
- Luckey v. Alside, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 2017
- Margaret Dolbeare v. City of LaconiaSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2015
- Bartlett v. City of ManchesterSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2013
- In the Matter of Holly Doherty and William DohertySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2016
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