Law360, New York (February 12, 2009, 12:00 AM EST) -- Big Tobacco shuddered Thursday as a Florida jury found nicotine addiction to blame for a chain-smoker’s death from lung cancer, opening the gate to liability claims against Philip Morris USA Inc. and creating a touchstone for the thousands of other suits pending against the major tobacco companies.
The decision by the jury in the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida marks a significant advance in the first of roughly 8,000 cases to go to trial since the Florida Supreme Court overturned a $145 billion jury award and...
Nicotine Addiction Caused Smoker's Death: Jury
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