( August 27, 2026, 12:24 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Philip Morris USA Inc. (PM) filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that Massachusetts’ highest court wrongly affirmed a judgment worth approximately $64 million in favor of the estate of a smoker by “converting” the preemption provision of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (FCLAA) “into a pleading requirement” in conflict with high court precedent on cigarette labels....