( September 24, 2026, 1:56 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Several parties, including other tobacco companies, on Sept. 23 filed amicus curiae briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court urging it to grant a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Philip Morris USA Inc. (PM), which seeks review of a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling upholding a more than $64 million judgment against it in favor of a smoker’s estate, which the amici say exemplifies the “recurring issue” of courts allowing plaintiffs to “evade” the preemption provision of the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act (FCLAA)....