"Court to reconsider huge tobacco lawsuit"

The Sacramento Bee reports here on yesterday's developments at the Supreme Court:

The Court of Appeal in San Diego ruled against the cigarette plaintiffs in September. The unanimous three-judge ruling said their suit was barred by Proposition 64, a 2004 initiative limiting private class actions under the unfair competition law to injured plaintiffs who have lost money or property as a result of alleged unfair competition.

That finding is the likely focus of the Supreme Court's review, which was ordered without explanation or dissent after the justices' weekly closed-door meeting on pending petitions.

Consumer Law and Policy Blog also noted the grant of review. Its post says that Public Citizen's Consumer Justice Project will be filing an amicus brief on the merits.