Mealey's ( March 8, 2022, 2:37 PM EST) -- LOWELL, Mass. — A smoker’s widower during opening statements on March 7 told a Massachusetts state court jury that the smoker was unable to quit cigarettes despite “dozens” of attempts until shortly before her death from smoking-related illness, while a lawyer for the tobacco company said the company hasn’t made the alleged misleading statements in decades. VIDEO FROM THE TRIAL IS AVAILABLE...