(Reuters) - The hearing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is the latest development in a closely watched case filed by smokers, who say tobacco companies defrauded them into thinking "lights" were safer. Last year a federal judge certified the case as a class action, prompting tobacco companies to appeal.
During the hearing in Manhattan, a three-judge panel asked lawyers whether it could be presumed that smokers who bought "light" cigarettes believed they were safer or whether that had to be worked out on a case-by-case basis.
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During the hearing in Manhattan, a three-judge panel asked lawyers whether it could be presumed that smokers who bought "light" cigarettes believed they were safer or whether that had to be worked out on a case-by-case basis.
Read more at Reuters.com Government Filings News
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