A cigarette company may not transfer a class-action lawsuit to federal court based on the federal government’s regulation of light cigarettes.
The suit against Philip Morris targeted the marketing of Marlboro Lights and Cambridge Lights, the Wall Street Journal reports (sub. req.).
The tobacco maker sought to transfer the action out of the Arkansas state courts under a law allowing removal to federal court when a private person acts under a federal officer.
Philip Morris had argued the Federal Trade Commission was a federal officer because it oversaw a voluntary agreement setting standards for light cigarettes.
Jun 11, 2007 8:24 PM CDT
