| Docket # | SJC-09981 |
| Date | January 10, 2008 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Botsford, JJ.
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| Summary | Tobacco. Advertising. Consumer Protection Act, Unfair or deceptive act, Exemption from liability. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Peter M. Lauriat |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Philip Morris, Inc.: Kenneth J. Parsigian, Michael K. Murray |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Aspinall: Todd S. Heyman, Thomas V. Urmy, Jr. |
| Amici Curiae | Associated Industries of Massachusetts; American Tort Reform Association; Federal Trade Commission; Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Public Citizen, Inc.; Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids; Public Health Advocacy Institute; American Lung Association of Massachusetts; American Cancer Society; James C. Miller, III |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
