Altria on watch after Illinois Supreme Court ruling

• Shares of Altria (NYSE:MO) are on watch after the Illinois Supreme Court issued a ruling on an appeal made by the company in a $10B case. The action appears to put the case on hold again.
• "We therefore vacate the judgments of the lower courts and dismiss this cause of action without prejudice to plaintiffs to file a motion to recall the mandate in this court," reads the ruling.
• Illinois Supreme Court opinion (.pdf) filed this morning.