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GREENE v. PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.

SJC-13330.

491 Mass. 866 (2023)

PATRICIA WALSH GREENE & another v. PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts.

May 9, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott A. Chesin ( Elliott M. Davis also present) for Philip Morris USA Inc.

Michael B. Bogdanow ( Andrew Rainer also present) for the plaintiffs.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

Jessica E. Garland , of California, Stuart T. Rossman , & Matthew W.H. Wessler for National Consumer Law Center.

Jennifer A. Creedon , Lauren E. Mankowski , & Kyle Bjornlund for Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association.

Jeffrey R. White , of the District of Columbia, Thomas R. Murphy , Kevin J. Powers , J. Michael Conley , & Leslie-Anne Taylor for Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys & another.

Present: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Lowy, Cypher, Kafker, Wendlandt, & Georges, JJ.

After smoking Marlboro brand cigarettes for decades, the plaintiff Patricia Walsh Greene developed lung cancer, forcing her to undergo a difficult course of treatment that included chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and multiple brain surgeries. She subsequently brought suit against the cigarette manufacturer, Philip Morris USA Inc. (Philip...

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