Studies & Legal Briefs
Statement of Joel J. Africk, Chief Executive Officer, American Lung Association of Metropolitan Chicago - Regarding Class Actions and Price v. Philip Morris
Many recent news stories about class action lawsuits in Illinois overlook one of the most significant consumer class action lawsuits in recent memory, last year’s $10+ billion judgment in Price v. Philip Morris. The trial judge’s fifty-one page ruling in favor of the plaintiffs in that case reminds us of the important role class actions play in protecting consumers against deceptive business practices. Click Here to Learn More. »
Sharon Price and Michael Fruth v. Philip Morris Incorporated: Brief of Illinois & Missouri Universities in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees.
On March 21, 2003, Judge Nicholas Byron entered a Judgment in the case on appeal, which ordered in pertinent part: That in the event there should remain unclaimed funds in the compensatory award rendered herein, then, under the Doctrine of Cy Pres, all said unclaimed funds, when so finally determined by this Court, hereby, are ordered then to be distribution to the following institutions through the Illinois Bar Foundation. Click Here to Learn More. »
Sharon Price and Michael Fruth v. Philip Morris Incorporated: Brief of the American Medical Association in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees.
Amici are non-profit public health organizations and professional medical societies that for decades have confronted the devastating health and economic consequences of tobacco use. Hence, they are especially qualified to assist this court in comprehending the gravity of Philip Morris’ actions in deceptively producing and promoting so-called “Light” and “Lowered Tar and Nicotine” cigarettes, as found by the circuit court, below. Click Here to Learn More. »
Monograph 13 and British Medical Journal Low Tar Study
Monograph 13 is the study that exposed the light cigarette lie, and the British Medical Journal study on low tar cigarettes showed that smokers of light cigarettes have similar cancer/death rates compared to smokers of regular or full-flavor cigarettes. Click below for the links: