Light Cigarettesclass action

News And Updates

The following items are news releases relating to the Light Cigarettes Class Action.

2009
29-sep-2009 Ont. Launches $50 B tobacco lawsuit (Source: cbc.ca) (129 KB)
2006
11-MAY-2006 Huge win for smokers wanting to sue over cigarettes branded "light" (9 KB)
11-MAY-2006 BC Court allows lawsuit against big tobacco companies to go on (13 KB)
2005
14-FEB-2005 Light, mild and misleading Cigarette labelling fools one in four smokers, studies say (78 KB)
8-FEB-2005 B.C. Supreme Court certifies class action suit against Imperial Tobacco (98 KB)
8-FEB-2005 'Mild' cigarette lawsuit gets green light (new window)
2004
25-OCT-2004 Tobacco companies must be held accountable for deliberately deceiving their customers: www.smoke-free.ca/eng_home/news_press_October25-2005.htm
25-OCT-2004 The parties argued the question of class "certification" before Madam Justice Satanove of the British Columbia Supreme Court on October 25 to October 30, 2004. At the conclusion of the hearing, Madam Justice Satanove reserved her decision to carefully consider all of the evidence and legal arguments. Her Honour's decision, when released, will determine whether or not this case can forward as a class action.
2003
9-MAY-2003 'Light' smokes deceiving, says B.C. class-action suit (44 KB)
9-MAY-2003 Class-action suit claims 'light,' 'mild' cigarettes deceptive (44 KB)
8-MAY-2003 Tobacco class action filed in British Columbia (43 KB)
1999
JAN-1999 Consumer Health Warning "Light" and "Mild" Cigarettes (43 KB)
JAN-1999 Background on Light and Mild Cigarettes By Physicians for a smoke-free Canada (44 KB)
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