Marlboro Lights Class Action Settlement Checks Mailed

Top Class Actions viewers are starting to receive checks in the mail from a class action settlement that accused Philip Morris of misleading consumers into believing Marlboro Lights were less harmful when compared to regular Marlboro cigarettes.

According to comments and posts on the Top Class Actions Facebook page,Class Members who submitted timely and valid claims for the Marlboro Lights class action settlement began receiving checks worth as much as $225 on March 15, 2017.

If you filed a claim for the Marlboro Lights settlement, keep checking your mailbox because payouts are on their way!

The Marlboro class action settlement resolves allegations that Philip Morris violated Massachusetts state law by misrepresenting its cigarettes as “lights” and “lowered tar and nicotine.” 

According to the plaintiffs, Philip Morris intentionally marketed Marlboro Lights as a “safer” alternative to regular Marlboros when they knew the cigarettes didn’t have a significantly lower amount of tar.

Philip Morris denied the allegations but agreed to pay more than $15 million to settle the case.

Class Members included all Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island or Vermont residents who purchased Marlboro Lights regularly within the State of Massachusetts between Nov. 25, 1994 and Nov. 25, 1998.

The deadline to file a claim for the Marlboro Lights class action settlement passed on Nov. 28, 2016.

Congratulations to our Top Class Actions readers who submitted a valid claim and got PAID! If you missed out, sign up for our free newsletter to receive updates on new class action lawsuits and settlements. You can also check out which class action settlements are still accepting claims in our Open Class Action Settlements section.

The Class is represented by Thomas V. Urmy, Jr. of Shapiro Haber & Urmy LLP.

The Marlboro Lights Class Action Lawsuit is Thomas Geanacopoulos v. Philip Morris USA Inc., Civil Action No. 98-6002-BLS1, in the Massachusetts Superior Court.