Donovan et al v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.

  1. January 12, 2016

    Philip Morris Rips Smokers' 'Inflammatory' Jury Instructions

    Smokers trying to force Philip Morris to cover the cost of tests for lung cancer have proposed "inflammatory" jury instructions laden with biased language in an effort to shoehorn unapproved subclasses into the case, the company complained Monday in Massachusetts federal court.

  2. January 04, 2016

    Smokers Say Philip Morris Can't Slam Cancer-Screening Test

    A class of smokers in a decadelong dispute with Philip Morris over payments for lung cancer monitoring has urged a Massachusetts federal judge to forbid the tobacco company from questioning the appropriateness of its proposed cancer-screening method at trial, saying the company has already conceded that it is effective.

  3. December 18, 2015

    Philip Morris Can't Narrow Smoker Class In Monitoring Suit

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday shot down Philip Morris' attempt to narrow a class of smokers in a decadelong dispute over payments for lung cancer monitoring, rejecting the company's argument that the class is overly broad in light of recent lung cancer screening research.

  4. August 13, 2015

    Smokers Say Philip Morris Can't Ax Expert In Monitoring Suit

    A class of cigarette smokers in a medical monitoring suit against Philip Morris USA Inc. in Massachusetts federal court on Thursday accused the tobacco giant of mounting "senseless" attacks on a universally respected expert in a bid to prevent him from testifying that the company failed to make their cigarettes safer by reducing nicotine or tar.

  5. December 15, 2014

    Class Unable To Show Philip Morris Could Sell Safer Cigarette

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday partially denied a summary judgment motion from a class of cigarette smokers suing Philip Morris USA Inc. to try to force the cigarette maker to pay for medical monitoring to detect early signs of lung cancer, ruling that they couldn't prove the company could have feasibly marketed a safer alternative cigarette.

  6. March 22, 2012

    Philip Morris Loses Bid To Decertify Smokers Class

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday refused Philip Morris USA Inc.'s bid to decertify a class of smokers seeking to force the cigarette maker to pay for medical monitoring to detect early signs of lung cancer, ruling that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision stiffening certification standards doesn't derail the plaintiffs case.