An Illinois state appeals court has ordered a trial judge to reconsider his decision reducing how much Philip Morris USA must deposit to appeal a $10.1 billion verdict for misleading Illinois smokers about the dangers of "light" cigarettes. The judge had cut the bond for Philip Morris, a unit of Altria Group Inc., to $6.8 billion from $12 billion, an amount that Philip Morris has said would force it to file for bankruptcy protection and might jeopardize its payments to states under a 1998 nationwide settlement. The case was sent back to the trial court "for the purpose of reconsidering the amount, terms, conditions, and security of the appeals bond," the appeals court wrote.