Legal Opinion
Aspinall v. Philip Morris Companies
Massachusetts Superior Court
Decided December 7, 2005No. 986002HPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lauriat, Peter M., J.
Lori Aspinall and Thomas Geanacopoulos (“the plaintiffs”) have brought this class action on behalf of themselves and all other purchasers of Marlboro Lights cigarettes in Massachusetts, pursuant to G.L.c. 93A, §9(2), for damages arising from the alleged deceptive advertising of Marlboro Light cigarettes by the defendants, Philip Morris Companies, Inc., and Philip Morris Inc. (“the defendants”), as “light” cigarettes that deliver “lowered tar and nicotine.” On October 3, 2001, the Superior Court *301certified a class consisting of all purchasers of Marlboro Lights in…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Aspinall v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc.Massachusetts Superior Court · 2014
- Geanacopoulos v. Philip Morris Usa, Inc.Massachusetts Superior Court · 2016