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April 3, 2008
Breaking: Second Circuit tosses light cigarette class action
The McLaughlin v. Philip Morris USA opinion, issued today, finds that "because individual issues outweigh issues susceptible to common proof, the class is not maintainable under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3)." I'd criticized Judge Weinstein's underlying Schwab decision in a Liability Outlook last year. Earlier on POL: Sep. 25, 2006; Sep. 27, 2006; Oct. 1, 2006; Mar. 2006.
Posted by Ted Frank at 12:11 PM
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