Philip Morris challenges 'light' cigarette ruling

Philip Morris USA has challenged a $10bn (€7.8bn/£5.4bn) consumer fraud ruling, telling the Illinois Supreme Court that its ”light” cigarettes performed as advertised and that the company is not to blame if people ended up taking deeper puffs or smoking more cigarettes.

James Thompson, a former Illinois governor representing Philip Morris, told the justices that the light cigarettes delivered less tar and nicotine than regular cigarettes.