California Supreme Court
May 23, 2008
High Court Agrees to Review Dismissal of Tobacco-Related Wrongful Death Case
Web Exclusive - The California Supreme Court said Wednesday it will consider whether to revive a wrongful death claim by the widow of a man whose lawsuit against Philip Morris netted $82 million before a Court of Appeal threw it out.
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The California Supreme Court Wednesday voted 7-0 to review an appeals courts' dismissal of a wrongful death claim by Judy Boeken, the widow of a man whose earlier lawsuit against Philip Morris USA Inc. over his terminal lung cancer netted the couple $82 million in actual and punitive damages and interest.
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