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Top Class Actions viewers are starting to receive checks in the mail from a class action settlement filed in Arkansas that accused Philip Morris USA Inc. of misrepresenting Marlboro Lights and Marlboro Ultra Lights as being “healthier” than regular Marlboros.
According to comments and posts on the Top Class Actions Facebook page, Class Members who submitted timely and valid claims for the Arkansas Marlboro Lights class action settlement began receiving checks worth as much as $7,888.21 on April 17, 2017.
If you filed a claim for the Arkansas Marlboro Lights settlement, keep an eye on your mailbox because checks are on their way!
The Marlboro Lights class action settlement resolves allegations brought by two Arkansas plaintiffs in 2003. The lawsuit accused Philip Morris of using terms like “lower tar and nicotine” when in reality the “lighter” cigarettes did not provide a safer alternative to smoking regular Marlboros.
Philip Morris denied the allegations but agreed to settle the litigation to avoid the risk and cost of ongoing litigation.
Class Members included “all persons who purchased Defendant’s Marlboro Light or Marlboro Ultra Light cigarettes in the state of Arkansas for personal consumption from November 1, 1971 through June 22, 2010.”
The deadline to file a claim for the Marlboro Lights class action settlement passed on Dec. 1, 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 P. Thrash and Marcus N. Bozeman of Thrash Law Firm PA; Dewitt M. Lovelace of Lovelace and Associates PA; John Eddie Williams, Jr., Edwin Armistead Easterby, Brian Abramson and Sean McCarthy of Williams, Kherkher, Hart, Boundas LLP; Joe J. Fisher, II, Guy Fisher and W. Michael Hamilton of Provost Umphrey Law Firm LLP.
The Arkansas Marlboro Lights Class Action Lawsuit is Wayne Miner and James Easley v. Philip Morris USA Inc., Case No. 60-cv-2003-4661, in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas.
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70 thoughts onArkansas Marlboro Lights Class Action Settlement Checks Mailed
Same thing happened to me. Claimed I filed before I was 18 but made sure I didn’t. Seems like their way of not paying everyone what they rightfully deserve.
yes, I got 1,685.00
All checks have been mailed out. If you haven’t received a check you can call 1-877-625-9432 to check the status. Mine says it was mailed and cashed in April. However I never got it. Go figure
hello! Can anyone let me know how to check and see if your getting a check. I know I have beat the dead line. However I have moved since then. I did put in a change of address. Thought maybe it will just take longer. Thank you for any help..
Jacki
can anyone help me? the post office failed to deliver my claim form which i mailed on nov 8th. now they say i get nothing
i mailed in claim form in November but they said they did not get now say i don’t get anything this is not fair i did mail it in and each time i called they told me i would get a check
4/22/2017
City Court of Pularski County Arkansas, Sixth Division,
401 West Markham Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Dear Clerk of Court,
I am writing to you today in regards to the settlement of case “Arkansas Marlboro Lights Settlement” No. CV 2003-4661.
Under the settlement procedures, my rights were supposed to have been protected by our class action lawyer, and I believe they were squashed for the financial gain of others to artificially inflate their settlements.
I was informed that my settlement had been reduced to $100 total because I had claimed purchases prior to being the legal age of purchase – 18. I can understand not reimbursing purchases made improperly, but to negate my entire claim for the following ~18+ years of legal purchases seems ridiculous.
At this time I would ask that my claim be reevaluated to include all my purchases made during what the court considers legal purchasing years –essentially acquisitions made over the age of 18 and proper payment be made.
Feel free to contact me at the above number/address for any questions/comments that you may have.
Sincerely,
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxx
Cc:
James Tilley, Watts, Donovan and Tilley PA
200 River Market Ave.
Suite 200
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1769
Marlboro Lights Settlement Administrator
PO Box 4349
Portland, OR 97208-4349
Thomas P. Thrash
Marcus N. Bozeman
THRASH LAW FIRM P.A.
1101 Garland Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
Dewitt M. Lovelace
LOVELACE AND ASSOCIATES P.A.
12870 US 98 W
Suite 200
Destin, FL 32550
John Eddie Williams, Jr.
Edwin Armistead Easterby
Brian Abramson
Sean McCarthy
WILLIAMS, KHERKHER, HART, BOUNDAS LLP
8441 Gulf Freeway
Suite 600
Houston, TX 77017
Joe J. Fisher, II
Guy Fisher W. Michael Hamilton
PROVOST UMPHREY LAW FIRM LLP
490 Park Street
Beaumont, TX 77704
nice letter.. I hope this does something. Let us know if you get a reply
i copied it and mailed one in too. they limited mine to $100 because i was honest and told the truth under perjury of law then they voided my claim because i bought cigs under age 18. seems a little dishonest to file a claim in November without those terms but in March a judge makes that rule on his own. “Back then” no one carded you for cigs….
It depends when you bought the cigarettes. It hasn’t always been illegal to buy cigarettes before the age of 18. Also I believe it’s illegal to sell them not buy them.
The same thing happened to me. Claiming I did a claim before I was 18. Been smoking these cigarettes since before I was 18 but didn’t put it on the form. Seems like it is happening to a lot of people
u have to have a checking account to cash
Do. You have. to reside in Arkansas I live there many years ago?I did file a claim but haven’t. Received. Nothing
I haven’t received anything yet but looks as if I will be accused of claiming before 18. Well yes, I bought those with my money and it was not illegal. Why would be not get our full share? If they want to only pay for after I was 18 it would still be more than $100.00. This seems totally wrong.
I got 100. Ck as well and they stated age. I have been smoking, since i 18 and i am 50 now.