Donovan et al v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.

  1. September 22, 2016

    Last Claim Falls In Healthy Smoker Suit

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday struck the last consumer protection claim left after an unsuccessful trial in which a class of Marlboro smokers sought to stick Philip Morris with the bill for annual preventive lung screenings.

  2. June 20, 2016

    Smokers Fight To Keep Last Claim Against Philip Morris

    A class of Marlboro smokers who sued Philip Morris for annual preventive lung screenings urged a court not to dismiss their last remaining claim after an unsuccessful trial, saying the cigarette giant's declaration that no alternative cigarette design was profitable is irrelevant.

  3. April 11, 2016

    Philip Morris Urges Quick Ruling In Healthy Smoker Trial

    Philip Morris pressed a Massachusetts federal judge Monday for judgment on the remaining consumer protection law claim in a class action suit brought by healthy smokers seeking to bill the tobacco giant for annual health screenings, saying the judge can't ignore a jury's previous conclusion that its cigarettes weren't defective.  

  4. March 31, 2016

    Smokers Try To Keep Last Claim Against Philip Morris Alive

    A class of currently healthy smokers seeking to force Philip Morris to pay for their annual health screenings urged a Massachusetts federal judge Thursday to rule in their favor on a consumer protection law claim after jurors rejected the rest of their case.

  5. March 10, 2016

    Philip Morris Fights Against Last Claim In Healthy Smoker Trial

    Philip Morris urged a Massachusetts federal judge Thursday to enter judgment in its favor on a remaining consumer protection law claim after jurors rejected other claims brought by healthy smokers seeking annual health screenings on the tobacco giant's dime, saying that to do otherwise would be unconstitutional.

  6. February 10, 2016

    Healthy Marlboro Smokers In Mass. Denied Lung Screening

    Cigarette giant Philip Morris USA need not pay for annual lung screenings for a large class of currently healthy Marlboro smokers, a Massachusetts federal jury decided Wednesday, according to a Philip Morris spokesman.

  7. January 30, 2016

    Smokers Fight For Earlier Screenings At Philip Morris Trial

    Counsel for thousands of smokers seeking cancer-detection care from cigarette colossus Philip Morris urged a Boston jury on Friday to award lung screenings to a group with a minimum age of 50, saying the relatively low age floor would save hundreds of lives and untold suffering.

  8. January 28, 2016

    Philip Morris Casts Doubt On Lung Screening In Boston Trial

    Facing the prospect of bankrolling a medical program for thousands of Marlboro smokers, Philip Morris told a Boston jury Thursday that lung-cancer screenings for healthy smokers can actually end up harming them if doctors pursue invasive follow-ups.

  9. January 27, 2016

    Breaking Down The Philip Morris Monitoring Trial

    Longtime Marlboro smokers went to court Wednesday against Philip Morris USA, the 114-year-old cigarette company, in a trial ​set to showcase recent medical advances and​ star litigators. The group of healthy smokers will try to convince a Boston jury that they should have long-term monitoring for signs of lung cancer. Here, Law360 gives a rundown of the case.

  10. January 27, 2016

    Marlboro Smokers Demand Medical Monitoring As Trial Opens

    Philip Morris should pay for yearly cancer screenings for Marlboro customers after selling them a defective product, a class of healthy but habitual smokers told a Boston jury on Wednesday in the opening salvo of a long-awaited trial.