Civil Litigation
Sep. 10, 2018
Baseball star’s family settles wrongful death lawsuit
Tony Gwynn’s family sued smokeless tobacco maker after Padres star’s death from cancer
Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres before a game against the New York Mets, at Shea Stadium in New York, Aug. 10, 1999.
The family of baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn settled their wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company on confidential terms.
The deal, announced Friday, resolves the legal action claiming the former San Diego Padres star had been manipulated into using smokeless tobacco, resulting in an addiction that ultimately led to his death.
Gwynn, who used up to two cans of smokeless...
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