Illinois judge rejects bid to revive cigarette lawsuit

Friday, December 14, 2012

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- An Illinois judge has refused to reopen a class-action lawsuit that produced a $10.1 billion verdict against cigarette-maker Philip Morris, handing the plaintiffs their latest setback in legal action more than a decade old.

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