US: Phillip Morris To Appeal Circuit Court Decision In Arkansas Supreme Court  

Source from:  KUAR FM 89.1 (Little Rock, AR)  10/24/2013

A decade-old lawsuit filed against the tobacco company Phillip Morris USA  was approved to proceed in Little Rock Tuesday.

Plaintiffs are seeking to represent every Arkansan who smoked Marlboro Lights over a 38-year period.

Yesterday's hearing had been delayed for years over jurisdictional questions. However, in a ruling,  Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox granted the class-action status over the objections of Philip Morris lawyers who wanted any aggrieved customers to file individual lawsuits.

A Phillip Morris spokesman says the company will appeal the class-action designation to the Arkansas Supreme Court. Enditem