Posted On: November 28, 2006
Ten billion dollar tobacco verdict thrown out by Illinois and US Supreme Courts
I guess the Illinois and US Supreme Court did not take my advice on how to solve the nation's health care crisis. This would take a court with the courage of the Warren court. I do not expect any decisions of that magnitude for the foreseeable future. Brian Brueggemann of the Belleville News-Democrat reports:
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with Philip Morris USA and refused to reconsider the Illinois Supreme Court's dismissal of a $10.1 billion verdict issued in Madison County over the company's "light" cigarettes.The court issued its order without comment. The order puts an end to one of Madison County's best-known court cases.
Last year, the Illinois Supreme Court threw out the massive fraud judgment against Philip Morris, a unit of the Altria Group Inc., in a class-action lawsuit involving "light" cigarettes.
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