Litigation
Jul. 15, 1999
Time for Big Tobacco to Cough Up
By Roger R. Ellis In a class-action lawsuit against the tobacco industry, a Florida jury last Wednesday found cigarettes "defective and unreasonably dangerous" and said tobacco companies made "false or misleading statements," concealed material information, conspired to "misrepresent information relating the health effects of cigarette smoking" and acted with "reckless disregard" by making a product that causes or contributes to 20 diseases.
By Roger R. Ellis
In a class-action lawsuit against the tobacco industry, a Florida jury last Wednesday found cigarettes "defective and unreasonably dangerous" and said tobacco companies made "false or misleading statements," concealed material information, conspired to "misrepresent information relating the health effects o...
In a class-action lawsuit against the tobacco industry, a Florida jury last Wednesday found cigarettes "defective and unreasonably dangerous" and said tobacco companies made "false or misleading statements," concealed material information, conspired to "misrepresent information relating the health effects o...
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