The suit against Philip Morris was brought on behalf of more than 1 million smokers who had bought Philip Morris' Marlboro and Cambridge "light" brands over decades. A Madison County judge had ordered the company to pay $10.1 billion after ruling that its use of the terms "light" and "lowered tar and nicotine" misled consumers into thinking they were buying safer cigarettes. The plaintiffs claimed no health injury; they sought damages for the alleged deception.