Legal Opinion
Craft v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided August 16, 2005No. ED 85142PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KATHIANNE KNAUP CRANE, Judge.
Plaintiff cigarette consumers filed this case as a class action to recover damages and other relief under the Merchandising Practices Act (MPA), section 407.025 RSMo (2000), against defendant cigarette manufacturers on claims arising out of defendants’ marketing of “light” cigarettes. The trial court entered an order certifying a class under the MPA. After hearing defendants’ motion for reconsideration, the trial court entered a new order certifying a class under the MPA, defining the class as follows:
All residents of Missouri who purchased and consumed…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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