Who is included in the “Light” Cigarette Class?
The Class in this case includes all United States residents who have purchased cigarettes labeled as “Lights” and/or “Light” (collectively “light cigarettes”) that were manufactured by Defendants prior to the date trial commences (currently January 2007). Class members must have purchased light cigarettes in the United States for their personal consumption. Excluded from this Class are individuals who are directors and officers of the Defendants’ corporations, their parents, subsidiaries and/or affiliates; or members of a certified state class seeking economic damages stemming from their purchases of light cigarettes or having obtained an award of, or a denial of, such damages.
